€3.1m investment in cancer research announced

The Irish Cancer Society has announced a €3.1m investment in cancer research through the awarding of 16 research grants.

A total of eight Irish Cancer Society Research Scholars, four Research Fellows and four prostate cancer researchers received the grants, which will ensure new research projects are commenced in breast, colorectal, ovarian, leukaemia, oesophageal, lung, prostate and metastatic cancers.