A Laois breast cancer survivor spends her days raising awareness of the often silent disease across Ireland.
Rathdowney woman Helen Campion is well-known within Rathdowney, for both her community work and her musical talent. She is a founding member of the Rathdowney Arts Group, and an organiser of local events in Rathdowney such as the St Patrick’s Day Parade, and ran for local Council in 2024.
What many may not know about Helen is her battle with breast cancer, following a diagnosis in 2019. Ms Campion now works with Breast Cancer Ireland as an educational coordinator for the Munster region.
“It was purely good luck that my cancer was found when it was,” Ms Campion told the Leinster Express / Laois Live.
Pictured: Rathdowney woman Helen Campion at a breast cancer awareness stand
“I had registered with the breast…