Charity aims to raise €3m for research

A PIONEERING Irish cancer research centre has launched a national charity to help fast-track new treatments for inoperable lung cancers that will extend the lives of patients.

The Cork Cancer Research Centre’s (CCRC) Breakthrough Cancer Research charity, which was launched yesterday, aims to raise €3 million next year to fund three research programmes into lung cancer, the most common cause of death from the disease in Ireland.

The charity will also support international research.