With more than 24,000 people newly diagnosed with cancer each year in Ireland, Cancer Trials Ireland is dedicated to finding new ways to prevent, find and treat cancer.

It currently has more than 110 trials open and is recruiting new patients.

The charity is hosting an information webinar on International Clinical Trials Day on Tuesday, May 20, from 2.30-3.30pm, offering an overview of trials here, how they work, and how to access them.

The session will feature the perspectives of both cancer researchers and patients, with contributions from Prof. Gerry Hanna, Vice Clinical Lead, Cancer Trials Ireland, Dr Claire Kilty, Head of Research at the Irish Cancer Society, and patient advocate Jed van de Poll.

Broadcaster and former GP, Ciara Kelly, will host the webinar which is free of charge to members of the public - to register, visit www.cancertrials.ie/JustAsk.

For Prof Hanna, the ambition is to achieve an up to 75% five-year survival rate for people diagnosed with cancer within the next decade:

“We’re seeking to constantly improve outcomes for people with cancer and we’ve gone from 25% of people being alive five years after a cancer diagnosis 30 years ago, to now over 50%. We want to get that figure up to 75% in the next ten years and one of the ways we can do this is through clinical trials in finding the next generation of treatments that will........

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