Presentation Of The Centre
The HSE West North West, University of Galway, Cancer Centre provides cancer care to the West and Northwest of Ireland. Governance is through a Cancer Managed Clinical and Academic network (MCAN) led out of the Cancer Centre at Galway University Hospital (GUH) - designated cancer centre in the National Cancer Control Programme (Ireland) since 2006 - and affiliated regional hospitals.
Main Research Activities
Research is an integral part of the HSE West North West, University of Galway, Cancer Centre in collaboration with the academic partner, University of Galway. Key enablers of cancer research are the Lambe Institute for Translational Research and the Health Research Board-funded Clinical Research Facility, both co-located with the GUH Cancer Centre.
These centres facilitate cancer clinical trials including first in human studies, a cancer biobank (biological samples and data for breast, colorectal, prostate, lung, and endocrine tumours), and medical device research and application.
Core Facilities
Clinical cancer core facilities include surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology (soon to be delivered from the new GUH National Radiation Oncology Facility) and a North-South healthcare agreement which allows access to radiotherapy services at Altnagelvin Hospital in Northern Ireland.
Cancer research cores include the HRB-Clinical Research Facility; cancer biobank; bioinformatics, flow cytometry; bioresource unit; microscopy and imaging; mass spectrometry; patient and public Involvement (PPI Ignite); and the Centre for Cell Manufacturing Ireland (CCMI), a licensed GMP facility for stem cell manufacture.
Education
The education mission of the HSE West North West, University of Galway, Cancer Centre is led out of the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at NUI Galway, with regional reach provided via hospital co-located Medical Academies.
The College delivers and supports accredited undergraduate degrees and research programmes for nursing, medical, and health and social care students, and taught and research higher degrees to a multidisciplinary cohort of graduate students.