Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital to transform how cancer is diagnosed and treated

Cambridge University is aiming to advance how cancer is being diagnosed and treated. To achieve this objective, it is all set to establish Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital.

Study in UK: Cambridge University is all set to establish Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital. Through this centre, the university is aiming to change the lives of cancer patients in the country and beyond.

"We're building a new hospital with @CUH_NHS that will transform how we diagnose and treat #cancer. Scientists, doctors and patients @CambCancer will work together to change the lives of cancer patients across the UK and beyond," reads the message of Cambridge University on X platform.

The development of this centre will take a few years time. The funding will be a joint one including £100m will be raised jointly by the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust, two-thirds will be funded by the Government and one-third by philanthropy.

Gilbertson, Director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre and Research Lead for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital said, "At the moment, cancer affects one in two of us and is a diagnosis that induces fear in patients and their families. But imagine a world where there is no longer a fear of cancer. That’s the world we’re trying to create.”

Dr Hugo Ford, Head of Cancer Services at CUH and Clinical Lead for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital also commented on this and said, "bringing academics and doctors together is about maximising the clinical benefits, the real world benefits of the research that's done. And we're trying to bring in other communities from industry, from biotech, from other university departments, to build a much wider community."

Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital: More Details

The hospital will be set up under a partnership between the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital is going to have 77 single inpatient rooms, a larger day-patient unit and an expanded outpatient department.

The focus is on early detection of this deadly disease as if it gets detected earlier, the survival chances are much better. Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, a clinical researcher will head the Early Cancer Institute Research Clinic on the first floor of the hospital.

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