Blood, sweat and tears to survive cancer

Losing weight, losing his hair, and having to freeze his sperm are just some of the things Eoghan Cox had to endure during chemo, but a new research programme at UCD aims to improve the survival rates of children and teens like him who are affected by blood cancers, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

Watching his teenage son, Eoghan, go through chemo was “horrendous, tough, really tough”, says dad Andy Cox.