Prostate cancer: QUB donation to 'transform' research

Press/Media: Research

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A prostate cancer centre of excellence is set to open at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) after it received a £1.6m donation.

The university said it was one of the largest single donations in its history.

The money will build on QUB's existing cancer research programme, funding clinical trial staff, lab scientists and PhD students.

In Northern Ireland nearly 300 men die from prostate cancer each year.

It is the most common cancer among men in the UK.

The donation was made by a local charitable trust, set up by a donor who had been part of a previous clinical trial at the university.

It will be used to establish a clinical research facility at the Patrick G Johnston Centre for cancer research.

Period	25 Oct 2022

Title	Prostate cancer: QUB donation to 'transform' research
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	25/10/2022
Description	A prostate cancer centre of excellence is set to open at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) after it received a £1.6m donation. The university said it was one of the largest single donations in its history. The money will build on QUB's existing cancer research programme, funding clinical trial staff, lab scientists and PhD students. In Northern Ireland nearly 300 men die from prostate cancer each year. It is the most common cancer among men in the UK. Pioneering prostate cancer study starts at QUB The donation was made by a local charitable trust, set up by a donor who had been part of a previous clinical trial at the university. It will be used to establish a clinical research facility at the Patrick G Johnston Centre for cancer research.
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-63380448
Persons	Simon McDade