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Macmillan Well-Being Coaching | Macmillan Cancer Support

Posted on by Betty W. McBryde

The Macmillan Well-being Coaching service is available to anyone who has received a cancer diagnosis. You might be living with cancer currently, be in remission, or have been diagnosed in the past. The service is for anyone who meets the requirements below:

  • You are over 18 years old.
  • You have something you want to achieve or work on.
  • You feel coaching could support you to make a positive change to your life.
  • You want to work towards changing negative thoughts, beliefs and actions.
  • You want to commit time and energy to working with a Well-being Coach.
  • You commit to being punctual to sessions and will let us know if you need to cancel one.
  • You are available to take part in up to six coaching sessions over the course of up to 12 weeks.

We are committed to ensuring that Macmillan Cancer Support is a great place for everyone, and

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Irish Cancer Society to offer free health checks at Sligo shopping centre

Posted on by Betty W. McBryde

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Free health checks in Sligo next week.

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The Irish Cancer Society will be offering free health checks in Quayside Shopping Centre, Sligo next week.

As part of the ‘Your Health Matters’ Roadshow, nurses will administer health checks to the public from 9am – 6pm on Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st, free of charge.

The health check is a free walk-in service. It will include a blood pressure check, body mass index (BMI) and carbon monoxide (CO) reading and information on cancer prevention, screening and ways to help spot the early signs of cancer. Each health check will take approximately 15 minutes and a referral for a GP can also be arranged where further help is required.

Early detection and diagnosis of cancer is essential to improve health outcomes. When cancer is diagnosed early, it can improve the quality of life

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Yukoners benefit as B.C. plans to send cancer patients to U.S.

Posted on by Betty W. McBryde


Yukon residents who receive medical care in B.C. could benefit from the newly announced provincial plan to send cancer patients to the U.S., a Provincial Health Services Authority spokesperson told CTVNews.ca.


Last week, the B.C. government disclosed its new plans to send up to 50 B.C. residents per week to clinics in Bellingham, Wash., for radiation treatment. Starting on May 29, this initiative is expected to last for two years.


“If a patient from the Yukon is referred to BC Cancer, they would be screened for eligibility for the out-of-country radiation therapy program by their physician,” the PHSA spokesperson wrote in an email Tuesday.


Many northern residents have to travel to B.C. or Alberta for medical treatments due to limited resources in the territory.


According to yukon.ca/files/medical_travel_what_we_heard_web_0.pdf”the territory’s Department of Health and Social Services’ survey, 3,961 Yukoners travelled under the territory’s

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