Irish researchers make breakthrough in fight against leukaemia

A POTENTIAL cure for a rare, life-threatening form of leukaemia could be one step closer after Irish researchers unveiled a breakthrough in treating the condition.

Irish researchers make breakthrough in fight against leukaemia

In a move that brings a successful treatment for the rare form of blood cancer into sight, researchers from Dublin, Galway and Belfast have developed a new drug which can help to overcome the illness without producing debilitating side-effects.

Every year, approximately 40 people across Ireland develop chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML).

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