OGCancerNI has been contacted by Abigail, a second-year PhD student at the Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast. Her PhD investigates age inequalities…
OGCancerNI Trustee and Health Committee Member, Stewart Dickson has raised the issue of Imfinzi availability here for patients with particular types of stomach cancers.…
A number of successful robotic oesophagectomy surgeries have been carried out at Belfast City Hospital in the first half of this year. Consultant Scott…
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Rebecca Purcell – PhD student Ulster University My name is Rebecca and I am a PhD student at Ulster University. I am running a research…
Sedina O’Kane, QUB PhD Student Dear Participant, I’m reaching out both as a researcher and as someone personally connected to the Barrett’s Oesophagus community—my…
By Dylan Hayler In late 2025 Dylan, a journalism student from the University of Ulster, contacted OGCancerNI, as he wished to write a community…
Christopher M. Jones; University of Cambridge What do you think researchers should focus on to improve the care provided to patients with cancers of…
How long have you been volunteering for OGCancerNI?Since I left work in 2018, so 7 years now. What made you want to start volunteering?As…
A massive thank you to Jonathan Magee who completed Hell & Back, Ireland’s Toughest Mental & Physical Endurance Challenge in aid of OGCancerNI. Jonathan is…
A huge thank you to Louise Owens, who completed the half marathon in Cardiff on behalf of OGCancerNI in memory of her late grandfather…
We are excited to announce that Donaghadee Golf Club has adopted OGCancerNI as its charity of the year and are holding a fundraising evening…
A huge congratulations are due to Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald after she was recently awarded the prestigious Jane Wardle Prevention and Early Diagnosis prize, which…
We are pleased to announce that we recently launched our GoFundMe team page. You can now sign up as a team member and start…
University College Cork (UCC) and Breakthrough Cancer Research have released books entitled, ‘Eating Well with swallowing difficulties in cancer,’ and “Making the Most of…
