cancer Archives – The College View

DCU collaborates on a new way to target ‘cancer causing’ genes

October 22, 2021

Discovered by researchers from Dublin City University (DCU) and Chalmers University of Technology (CUT), Sweden, the new method known as ‘click and cut’ or ‘click chemistry’ is a new way to prepare DNA drug molecules.

Cancer becomes most common cause of death in Ireland

December 12, 2018

Cancer has overtaken heart disease for the first time as the most common cause of death among
Irish people, a new report has shown.

Cancer does not have to be deadly

March 7, 2018

Fear. That’s all that Máire can recall. It seeped into her veins, into her mind and into her soul. On the day that Máire was diagnosed with breast cancer, all she heard was the dreaded

Sunbed VAT rate increased due to “clear evidence” of link to skin cancer

October 18, 2017

Minister Paschal Donohue increased the VAT rate applied to sunbed services in yesterday’s budget, due to “clear evidence” of a link between sunbed use and skin cancer. The increase from 13.5 percent to 23 percent

Budget 2018: Tackling cancer

October 11, 2017

Minister Paschal Donohue increased the VAT rate applied to sunbed services in yesterday’s budget, due to “Clear evidence” of a link between sunbed use and skin cancer, he said.

Eleven teams complete the ‘Relay for Life’

March 11, 2015

During the 24 hours, bands such as Touchwood and the Dublin Gospel Choir performed and a colour run concluded the event.

Keyboard warriors: The best Irish blogs

April 2, 2014

A look at five of the best offerings Ireland has for the blogging world.