Pancreatic cancer: overcoming chemotherapy resistance using synthetic anti-miRs
Pancreatic Cancer: A Tough Nut to Crack! Pancreatic cancer presents a significant clinical challenge. Currently, the 5-year survival rate for
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Oncology
Homologous Recombination Deficiency as a Biomarker in Cancer Treatment
Introduction to Homologous Recombination Deficiency Homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) represents a pivotal concept in oncology, characterized by a functional loss
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Exercise and Haematological Cancer: The Patient Experience
Currently there are over 200,000 people living with and beyond cancer in Ireland and that number is expected to double
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Ask the Expert – Professor Seamus O’Reilly
Prof Seamus O’Reilly BSc MD PhD FRCPI is Consultant Medical Oncologist at Cork-Mercy and South Infirmary Victoria University Hospitals, Clinical
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Lung cancer awareness at the Irish Cancer Society
November was global lung cancer awareness month. As part of its annual awareness campaign, the Irish Cancer Society (the Society)
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BRCA Gene in Men’s Health
BRCA stands for BReast CAncer gene. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumour suppressor genes which means that they stop the cells
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Management of Penile Cancer
Penile cancer is a rare male genital cancer which presents in older men in the 6th or 7th decades. However,
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Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy for Resectable Lung Cancer
Written by Dr Rachel Clarke, Oncology SPR, Dr Mark Doherty, Consultant Oncologist, St Vincent’s University Hospital Immune checkpoint inhibitors have
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Liver Cancer in Ireland
Introduction: Primary liver cancer is among the top five causes of cancer related death worldwide. 905,700 people were diagnosed with
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New and Innovative Service for High Risk Ovarian Cancer Patients
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner led Gynaecology Oncology: Family History Clinic is a new, innovative approach to the care of women
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