Cancer research receives €2.6m boost

IRISH cancer research is to get €2.6 million from the Irish Cancer Society this year to further developments in prevention, treatments and patient care.

The society’s research division, Cancer Research Ireland, is granting most of the money to scientific projects and studies concentrating on the psychological care of patients with cancer.

The investment was announced at the launch of the annual Terry Fox Runs at University College Dublin, a world-wide fundraising event.