Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre

European Cancer Nursing Day 2023

18 May 2023 | Blog
European Cancer Nursing Day 2023
Today is European Cancer Nursing Day and we are celebrating the fantastic contribution that nurses caring for our Cancer patients make in Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre This year's theme is all about pioneering new approaches in cancer care through nursing innovation Meet some of...
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20 July 2022 | Blog
2022 Cancer Conference and Accreditation Event
As Ireland’s newly accredited European Cancer Centre, the Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre, will hold its first conference in Dublin on Thursday, 22 September 2022 The conference is the first of its kind to be held by the Centre, which is an innovative collaboration between...
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23 May 2022 | Blog
Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre awarded OECI Cancer Centre status
The Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre has been accredited for the quality and standards of cancer care and research by the OECI, a European organisation who set comprehensive standards for cancer centres and networks In January 2021 we at Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre elected to...
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25 March 2022 | Blog
Supporting Daffodil Day at Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre
March 25th is the day we "take back cancer" and today staff across Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre including our Medical Oncologists  showed full support for the Irish Cancer Society's annual Daffodil Day The Irish Cancer Society make a difference to thousands of people affected by...
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27 February 2022 | Blog
Clinical Research Updates from the Cancer Centre
The M11 089 study was recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre contributed to the 970 patients that were randomised to receive platinum-based chemotherapy with veliparib or placebo The study concluded that there was no therapeutic...
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11 February 2022 | Blog
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 11th 2021 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science Despite the significant contributions made by women in the fields of science and research a significant gender gap persists At Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre we are proud to have women who are leading innovation...
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28 January 2022 | Blog
Immune-related Adverse Events and The Balancing Act of Immunotherapy
Michael Conroy1, Jarushka Naidoo1,2 Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre, Dublin, Ireland Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centre at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD,United States of America Oncology treatments have historically been based around ‘cytotoxic’...
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21 December 2021 | Blog
Momentous day for cancer clinic trials in Ireland as HRB announce €21 million investment
Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre have welcomed the €21 million investment in cancer clinical trials announced by the Health Research Board The National Clinical Trial Network will be hosted by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences led by Professor Ray McDermott (Chief...
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7 December 2021 | Blog
Advancing treatment for oesophageal cancer in Ireland
October 8th 2021 was a significant day for the treatment of oesophageal cancer in Ireland The first totally robotic assisted oesophagectomy was performed successfully at Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre, the first surgery of its kind to be performed in the country The surgery was...
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9 November 2021 | Blog
OECI Cancer Accreditation Peer Review Visit
Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre welcomed members of the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI) for a peer review visit on October 19th and 20th Peer review is performed by experts from OECI cancer centres/institutes across Europe and this visit was one of the steps in our...
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