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Irish Cancer Society announces €7.5 million funding for research centre

The society says it recognises the importance of joined-up thinking to advance the quality of cancer care in Ireland.

THE IRISH CANCER Society has allocated €7.5 million in funding to set up a Collaborative Cancer Research Centre in Ireland.

The move, revealed by head of research Professor John Fitzpatrick today, has been welcomed as a “major step forward” in delivering the organisation’s vision for cancer research on the island.

The centre will aim to stimulate collaboration by linking together already-established cancer research disciplines and institutions. It hopes to achieve greater combined expertise across population-based, translational and clinical research.

The development will mean resources are shared rather than groups with similar aims competing for the same funding. Early-stage clinical studies will also be initiated.

“The quality of cancer care is dependent on the quality of cancer research being undertaken,” said Professor Fitzpatrick, “and it is our intention at the Irish Cancer Society to introduce funding for a number of Collaborative Research centres across Ireland that will deliver excellent research for the benefit of patients.”

The Society has called on existing cancer research groups interested in collaborative projects to make pre-proposal submissions by the end of next month. To be eligible, organisations must have one Principle Investigator and between two and nine co-investigators.

Themes of research may relate to specific, single-organ cancer or specific mechanism of the disease, as well as survivorship in cancer.

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    Sep 21st 2012, 10:27 AM

    this is a long overdue initiative – well done.

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    Mute Mike Clinton
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    Sep 21st 2012, 10:19 AM

    A major step in Cancer research.
    I was told that cancer will effect one in three.

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    Mute Mary Kavanagh
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    Sep 21st 2012, 12:35 PM

    Mike, it already does sadly.

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    Sep 21st 2012, 1:46 PM

    When they say “Ireland” do they mean all 32 counties or just the Republic?
    Belfast already has an active research centre but it would make sense to link it with centres in the Republic.
    Cancer does not recognise borders!

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    Sep 21st 2012, 1:07 PM

    What a complete waste of scarce resources when every Teaching Hospital in Ireland already carries out collaborative clinical research. We also have independent collaborative Groups such as ICORG and this so called initiative will just create expensive duplication with mostly public monies. Give me a break.

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    Sep 21st 2012, 7:58 PM

    Well done more research

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    Mute Seán Lynch
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    Sep 21st 2012, 12:57 PM

    What about Rick Simpson?

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