Pharmacies in Northern Ireland help raise cancer awareness

Community pharmacies across Northern Ireland are distributing a free information booklet to help raise public awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer and promote early diagnosis. The initiative is part of the ‘Be Cancer Aware’ campaign, which has been running in pharmacies since April and will continue through May as part of the Living Well service. The campaign highlights the important role of pharmacy teams in offering advice and support, and encourages anyone experiencing possible cancer symptoms to talk to their GP. It also aims to promote healthy lifestyle changes that can help reduce the risk of developing cancer in the future. “Cancer is a common condition - around half of us will develop some form of cancer in our lifetime,” said Dr Anna Cullen, Public Health Registrar at the Public Health Agency (PHA).