Two cancer research projects receive funding boost from charity

Researchers at University College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland are working on multiple myeloma, a currently incurable blood cancer.

Two Irish blood cancer research projects received a funding boost yesterday, thanks to charity Breakthrough Cancer Research.

Researchers at University College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) are working on multiple myeloma, a currently incurable blood cancer. This is the second most common blood cancer, with about 103,000 new cases per year worldwide. Symptoms can include bone pain, increased infections, and tiredness.