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Europa Donna Ireland
Our Vision is that women of all ages in Ireland will know what they can and should expect in terms of risk, diagnosis, treatment, recovery and support in order to improve early detection rates and survival rates
Launch of Global Exclusive Tory Burch Tote Bag in Aid of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer™ Ireland
Luxury department store Brown Thomas is delighted to announce that it has teamed up with celebrated New York Designer Tory Burch to create a global exclusive for the 2010 Fashion Targets Breast Cancer Ireland Campaign. The leopard print canvas tote which features Tory’s signature bright orange lining will be the must-have bag of the spring. The designer bag will retail for €45 and all proceeds raised will go to Action Breast Cancer (a programme of the Irish Cancer Society) and Europa Donna Ireland (raising awareness of breast cancer issues in Ireland). Tory Burch will be in Brown Thomas at 6.30pm on Thursday and again at lunchtime on Friday for the launch- EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
HIQA report on breast services published
HIQA has published its report into the Quality and Safety of Symptomatic Breast Disease Services in Ireland on 25 February. EDI Chairwoman Christine Murphy Whyte was a member of the group.
European Parliament Declaration on Breast Cancer: You can help by contacting your local MEPs and asking for their support!
A written Declaration on Breast Cancer has been put forward by four MEPs and backed by EUROPA DONNA. It calls for the implementation of measures across Europe to battle this disease. For the Declaration to be adopted a majority of MEPs must sign it before 14 March 2010.
New ARC cancer support centre now open in Dublin
ARC has just opened a new cancer support centre on 559 South Circular Road, Dublin 8. The new centre will offer counselling and complementary therapies to people diagnosed with cancer and to people who care for them. Phone 01-7078880 for more information.
RTE Morning Ireland Cancer Series
Between 9-13 November, RTE Radio 1's Morning Ireland featured a series on cancer in Ireland, including developments in breast, prostate and lung cancer services, progress in the rollout of the National Cancer Control Plan and developments in cancer research. There were interviews with cancer experts and patients undergoing cancer treatment. Listen back to the section on breast cancer here.
9th EUROPA DONNA Pan-European Conference, Stockholm
The conference was a chance to meet European breast cancer experts and also to meet women with experience of breast cancer from many European countries.
9 things you should know about breast cancer
Europa Donna Ireland launched a leaflet on 5 October highlighting 9 things every woman in Ireland should know about breast cancer. The leaflet was launched by Minister Mary Harney and it was delivered to three quarters of a million households around the country. Download the leaflet (478 KB)
For copies of the leaflet, please contact us on info@europadonnaireland.ie or tel. 01-4960198.
15 October - Breast Health Day
On 15 October, we urged women to do something active and organise an event in their local area. This was an awareness-raising event with no fund-raising involved. See list of events that took place around the country
Send a Breast Health Day e-card on to friends and family!
LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit Dublin
The Lance Armstrong Foundation LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit took place in Dublin in August. The Summit convened world leaders, advocates and representatives from non-profits and corporations.
AGM 2009 and Information Session
EDI's Annual General Meeting was held in Buswells Hotel in May.
EDI Newsletter
Download the latest EDI Newsletter.
Paul Smith Tote Bag and Men's T-Shirt in aid of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer Ireland
Brown Thomas teamed up with British designer Paul Smith to create a colourful canvas tote bag and men's t-shirt to highlight awareness of breast cancer amongst men.
Both the t-shirt and bag are available from Irish Cancer Society's online shop.
All proceeds go to Action Breast Cancer and Europa Donna Ireland.
'Surviving Breast Cancer' Conference
EDI's Conference was held in September 2008.