ICYMI: The HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing podcast HSE Health & Wellbeing recently featured a discussion on the importance of symptom awareness and early detection of cancer in order to improve patient outcomes.

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#DYK : April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month? The #Mater is taking part in clinical trials designed to develop new treatments for bowel cancer in collaboration with our UCD Medicine partners

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OurMaterTeam’s Prof Donal Brennan, and colleagues have published a new featured review on menopause treatment for cancer patients, noting cancer survival rates are improving and more women are experiencing long-term effects of cancer treatment Medical Independent medicalindependent.ie/clinical-news/…

#DYK : Prostate cancer cases are expected to double by 2040, with ageing populations and increasing life expectancy leading to higher numbers of older men in coming years who are more susceptible to the disease? RTÉ News

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At the #MaterHospital , we endeavour to discuss all cases of advanced cancer within a multidisciplinary team which includes surgical expertise. As a result, our teams can identify patients who are suitable candidates for surgery and give those patients the best chance of survival.

#DYK Cancer rates in Ireland are expected to rise and by 2025, 30,000 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed, and half of these will be advanced? We want to ensure that each patient with advanced cancer is offered a consultation in a hospital specialising in advanced cancer care.

Our lovely colleague Mater Hospital Advanced Cancer Care Ciara Clancy, nursing ninja 🙌🏽

#DYK Complex treatments and surgical interventions can keep advanced cancer under control for prolonged periods of time and even occasionally offer the possibility of a cure?

#OurMaterTeam ’s Professor Donal Brennan has recently published a featured review on menopause treatment for cancer patients in The Lancet. Read more below

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#OurMaterTeam ’s Professor Ronan Cahill spoke to Medical Independent on the developing role of AI in improving cancer patient outcomes, stating AI would be “enormously” important to digital transformation in cancer care.

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