Groundbreaking €4.9m initiative launched to tackle 'Ireland's deadliest cancer'

CEO of the Irish Cancer Society, Averil Power, said the new programme represents a 'historic investment' and 'a turning point for lung cancer in Ireland'. Photo: Gareth Chaney

The Irish Cancer Society and Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre have launched a pioneering new initiative aimed at "transforming lung cancer care and research".

Lung cancer is responsible for more deaths each year than breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer combined.