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09/01/2013
'Revolutionary' Cancer Lab Opens At Queen's
A new cancer facility, the first of its kind in the UK and Ireland, has opened at Queen’s University in Belfast.
The integrated laboratory is set to revolutionise cancer research and diagnosis for thousands of patients across Northern Ireland.
The facility is the result of a partnership between Queen’s Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
Queen’s says the new lab means oncologists will be better placed to decide on the best treatment for their patients. Solid tumour samples will be examined at a molecular level, meaning oncologists can now tailor treatments to fit individual patients.
Professor Manuel Salto-Tellez, Professor of Molecular Pathology at Queen’s said: "Each cancer is unique in its genetic make-up. Testing at the molecular level allows us to identify changes in the cancer’s genome that are associated with better outcomes, and better lives, for the patients who suffer from certain types of cancer.
"Our distinctive combination of molecular diagnostics and research under the one roof, supported by the Biobank, makes this facility unique in these islands. We are now routinely delivering a number of diagnostic tests for the patient and along with our colleagues in the Belfast Trust, and across Northern Ireland, we are taking yet more significant steps on the journey, started by our oncologists years ago, which has seen us make significant improvements in cancer survival over the last 15 years."
Professor Joe O’Sullivan, Professor of Radiation Oncology, said: "This new Molecular Pathology facility at Queen’s will improve outcomes for patients by providing more detailed information to doctors about a particular cancer and facilitating the delivery of more individualised cancer treatment."
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The integrated laboratory is set to revolutionise cancer research and diagnosis for thousands of patients across Northern Ireland.
The facility is the result of a partnership between Queen’s Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
Queen’s says the new lab means oncologists will be better placed to decide on the best treatment for their patients. Solid tumour samples will be examined at a molecular level, meaning oncologists can now tailor treatments to fit individual patients.
Professor Manuel Salto-Tellez, Professor of Molecular Pathology at Queen’s said: "Each cancer is unique in its genetic make-up. Testing at the molecular level allows us to identify changes in the cancer’s genome that are associated with better outcomes, and better lives, for the patients who suffer from certain types of cancer.
"Our distinctive combination of molecular diagnostics and research under the one roof, supported by the Biobank, makes this facility unique in these islands. We are now routinely delivering a number of diagnostic tests for the patient and along with our colleagues in the Belfast Trust, and across Northern Ireland, we are taking yet more significant steps on the journey, started by our oncologists years ago, which has seen us make significant improvements in cancer survival over the last 15 years."
Professor Joe O’Sullivan, Professor of Radiation Oncology, said: "This new Molecular Pathology facility at Queen’s will improve outcomes for patients by providing more detailed information to doctors about a particular cancer and facilitating the delivery of more individualised cancer treatment."
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