Cancer rehab trial gets €100k boost after success
A cancer rehabilitation trial in Cork, Ireland, has received additional funding after showing positive results for men recovering from advanced prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers. The program provides holistic support, including physiotherapy and psychological care, to help patients manage the long-term effects of treatment.
Why it matters
This trial demonstrates the importance of integrated, post-treatment rehabilitation in improving the quality of life for cancer survivors.
A man who is in remission from stage-four prostate cancer has said he is "a different person" after taking part in a 12-week rehabilitation trial.
The pioneering cancer rehabilitation trial in Cork has received renewed funding from the Irish Cancer Society, with researchers hoping it will help make supportive rehabilitation a routine part of cancer care in Ireland.
Launched in 2022, the LIAM Mc Trial (Linking In with Advice and supports for Men with Metastatic Cancer) saw men living with advanced prostate, bladder and kidney cancers receive specialist physiotherapy, nursing, dietetic advice and psychological support twice weekly over 12 weeks.
Developed by Cancer Research at UCC and supported by €300,000 in funding from the Irish Cancer Society, the programme saw 56 men take part, with researchers noting an "overwhelmingly positive response" from participants.
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