A new Donegal-based research project will be launched to investigate how cancer survivors can live healthier, happier lives.
The project launched at Letterkenny University Hospital tomorrow was funded by the Irish Cancer Society with support from Relay for Life Donegal.
Due to advances in research, 6 in 10 current cancer patients in Ireland will survive their diagnosis. But, with more people surviving cancer, researchers are increasingly looking to find ways in which they can live happier, healthier and longer lives from the moment they are diagnosed.
With the support of events such as Relay for Life Donegal, the Irish Cancer Society is in a position to fund new research into issues around cancer survivorship, to be carried out by researchers based in Letterkenny University Hospital.
Dr Janice Richmond, Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the Oncology Department at Letterkenny University Hospital and Dr Jane Walsh Director of the mHealth Research Group in NUI Galway and Co-Director of the Health and Wellbeing Cluster in the Whitaker Institute, will play a lead role in carrying out research into ways in which cancer patients who have gone through treatment can feel better, both physically and psychologically.
Relay for Life Donegal is a 24 hour event which raises money to fund vital research and services to support those affected by cancer. The sixth Relay for Life Donegal will take place in Letterkenny IT on May 27 and 28. For more information seewww.relayforlifedonegal.com
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