New cancer care centre now open

BY Kathrin Kobus

There is a new ARC Cancer Support Centre at Lowell House, Herbert Avenue in Dublin 4.

ARC provides support, therapies and counselling services free of charge to people with cancer and their family, friends and carers.

This new centre is the third of its kind in Dublin, the other two centres are located in Eccles Street and on South Circular Road.

The facility near St. Vincent’s hospital will initially be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 4pm.

Services like counselling and complementary therapies like acupuncture and reflexology are available via appointment.

For more information on ARC Herbert Avenue, including its calendar of activities, telephone 01 215 0255 or visit www.arccancersupport.ie