In Cork, a quiet but consequential shift in how Ireland treats its cancer survivors is gathering momentum. The LIAM Mc Trial, built on the belief that surviving cancer is not the same as recovering from it, has secured €100,000 in renewed funding from the Irish Cancer Society to deepen its work with men living beyond advanced prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers. What began as a twelve-week programme of physiotherapy, nutrition, nursing, and psychological support for fifty-six men is now pressing toward something larger — the possibility that such care becomes not an exception, but a right, w
Cork cancer rehab trial secures €100k boost to expand supportive care
Men with advanced cancers experienced significant physical and mental health impacts from treatment, including lethargy, sleep disruption, concentration loss, and psychological distress, which the rehabilitation programme helped address.