Funding groundbreaking research on ovarian/uterine cancer, its causes and treatments has been a huge focus of the Emer Casey Foundation’s mission. IRELAND In this recent article, Gasch et al 2017 CSC Review, Claudia Gasch, Brendan Ffrench, John O’Leary and Michael F. Gallagher explore the importance of understanding cancer stem cell hierarchies and chemoresistance in ovarian cancer. […]
Youghal, 6th April 2017 – on a hugely successful night in Youghal, almost 500 runners powered their way though the streets of the town centre. Many walkers had completed the course earlier and all were welcomed afterwards at the Community Centre for plentiful refreshments. Many thanks to all who participated and to those who volunteered […]
On Thursday evening, 6 April our new look 5k Road Race will kick off at 8pm! Excitement is building, as this extract from a recent Irish Examiner article, shows – , ” Youghal’s Emer Casey Foundation Run and walk will take a new course this year with the annual fundraiser switching to a 5km night run […]
Pictured at the Annual General Meeting of the Irish Ladies Golfing Union, on 28 January 2017, are President, Valerie Hassett (right), Juliette Casey (centre) and Chairperson, Brege McCarrick (left). The ILGU generously presented the Foundation with a cheque for €13,080.40. This brings the total donation by the ILGU to the Foundation in the last two years to […]
The long established Emer Casey Foundation Youghal Road Race will take on a new look this year. It will be held over a 5km course in Youghal town centre and will take place on Thursday evening, 6th April at 8pm. Keep in touch here and on our Facebook Page (Emer Casey Foundation) and on Twitter […]
Huge thanks to Kevin O’Brien of VivaMedia Cork who helped us put together this wonderful video summary of the Foundation’s work over the past ten years. The guests at our recent 10th Anniversary Lunch got a sneak preview and the response was a very warm one – we hope you like it too! We also […]
The Emer Casey Foundation’s relationship with Matheson Solicitors extends back to 10 years ago when Emer died from ovarian/uterine cancer at the age of 28. Emer was then a young solicitor working at Matheson, Ormsby, Prentice under the close guidance of her mentor, Paraic Madigan, who is a trustee of the Emer Casey Foundation. Matheson has supported […]
An innovative set of guidelines is being sent to every GP in Cork this November to assist in the timely diagnosis of ovarian cancer in women. At its 10th Annniversary Lunch in Cork, the Emer Casey Foundation has welcomed the new GP Guidelines as a valuable tool in the treatment of symptomatic and at-risk women. […]
The Emer Casey Foundation 10th Anniversary Lunch was a huge success with a capacity attendance of 250 guests in the Clarion Hotel on Saturday 19th November. Before Lunch, guest watched a lovely new video on the Foundation’s work and listened in rapt silence to our guest speaker, Anne Herlihy from Charleville, Co. Cork, who spoke […]
Congratulations and thank you to Bridget Collins, Natasha Lewis, Angela Mulcair and Ann Flahive of St. Finbarr’s Hospital who ran the Cork Women’s Mini-Marathon in aid of the Emer Casey Foundation.
