Breast cancer sufferer Ziva Cussen, who died aged 24 on Saturday, “bravely inspired” others through her campaign for better healthcare, her family have said. Ms Cussen was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer aged 21 in 2023. The other co-founders of Too Young to be Heard, Niamh Noonan and Muireann McColgan, shared tributes to Ms Cussen online. The late Ziva Cussen who was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer aged 21 in 2023. She had proactively gone to her GP in early 2023 with breast cancer concerns having found a very small lump.

Source: Irish Examiner January 19, 2026 21:04 UTC