A new €300,000 Irish Cancer Society research project based at Cork University Hospital (CUH) and supported by the UCC Cancer Trials Group will trial new methods to help make crucial improvements to quality of life for men facing devastating cancer diagnoses.
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Irish Cancer Society Liam Mc Trial Launched at Cork University Hospital
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Exciting research directed by Dr. Sharon McKenna has led to a new Lithium Enhanced Chemotherapy treatment
04 Feb 2022Exciting cancer research that has unlocked why some cancers are drug-resistant has led to a novel chemotherapy treatment incorporating Lithium. The research, which was funded by Breakthrough and led by Dr. Sharon McKenna at UCC, has found that adding lithium to the chemotherapy regime blocks the cancer cells’ ability to repair the internal damage normally inflicted by chemotherapy. This makes the chemotherapy more effective and reduces the risk of the cancer returning again.
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€4.2m of Health Research Board funding announced for UCC patient-focused cancer research group
17 Dec 2021UCC Cancer Trials Group has been awarded €2.37m by the Health Research Board (HRB) to fund a collaborative five-year project that will bring together a dedicated team of cancer specialists and research staff from across the south of Ireland and give greater access to clinical trials for patients in the south/southwest. The new cancer trials group will be co-led by Professor Roisin Connolly, the Professor Gerald O'Sullivan Chair in Cancer Research, and Professor Joseph Eustace, Director of the Clinical Research Facility UCC, alongside Site Leads and Principal Investigators from oncology clinical trials units at Cork University Hospital, the Bons Secours Cork and University Hospital Waterford.
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Life Beyond Cancer: 'Women's Cancer Survivorship' programme featured in Independent Thinking Magazine
11 Nov 2021Marjorie Brennan speaks with Professor Roisín Connolly and Professor Josephine Hegarty about a new study aiming to improve quality of life for women following treatment for breast and gynaecological cancers.
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Dr Dearbhaile Collins receives Irish Cancer Society’s 2021 Clinician Research Leadership Award
10 Feb 2021Dr Dearbhaile Collins is one of two clinicians chosen for the Irish Cancer Society’s 2021 Clinician Research Leadership Award. The aim of this important scheme is to attract and retain world-class cancer research leaders in Ireland who will drive evidence-based improvements in patient care. The current Lung Cancer Lead for Cork University Hospital as well as a member of the National Cancer Control Programme lung cancer leads group and a Senior Clinical Lecturer with University College Cork, Dr Dearbhaile Collins has current research interests across a wide range of areas which she is looking forward to advancing under the award and she intends for her research to have a significant patient impact.
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Precision Oncology Ireland: Irish university, cancer charity and industry sectors join forces to improve cancer patient outcomes
05 Jan 2021For the first time ever, Ireland’s six main cancer charities have come together with government and industry to help fund a joint university precision medicine programme. Professor Mark Tangney, Principal Investigator in Cancer Research @UCC, explains why.
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‘Women's Cancer Survivorship’ programme at Cork University Hospital
03 Feb 2020‘Women’s Cancer Survivorship: Supporting and Innovating for Change’ at Cork University Hospital is one of two pilot clinics funded by the Irish Cancer Society as part of the Women’s Health Initiative.
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