Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre

Momentous day for cancer clinic trials in Ireland as HRB announce €21 million investment

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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20 September 2021 | Blog
Decoding Cancer Podcast – How does Immunotherapy work?
Tune in to the Irish Cancer Society's Decoding Cancer podcast on September 27th Dr Robert O'Connor is joined by our Dr Jarushka Naidoo & lung cancer patient advocate Seamus Cotter to discuss the ins-and-outs of immunotherapy as a cancer treatment, what types of patients it...
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7 September 2021 | Blog
The White Ribbon Project
Beaumont RCSI cancer centre was the first cancer centre in Ireland to be honoured with the 'White Ribbon' for lung cancer  The White Ribbon Project (@TheWRP4LC) is a lung cancer awareness/advocacy movement that was started in the US last year by former NFL player Chris Draft,...
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8 July 2021 | Blog
Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre COVID-19 Restrictions
All elective services for patients that need to attend the hospital for scheduled appointments and procedures are running as normal with some exceptions Clinic appointments have been reconfigured to facilitate physical & social distancing Where appropriate, we are...
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6 July 2021 | Blog
RCSI and Cancer Trials Ireland form partnership to advance cancer clinical trials
Cancer trials test new and more effective ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer Trials can involve testing new drugs or combinations of commonly used drugs, new therapies, new ways of treating cancer, or new ways of diagnosing cancerThey may test new radiotherapy...
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6 July 2021 | Blog
Cancer Clinical Trials Unit Educational Bursary
This award is designed to support the professional development of Non Consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs) whoare committed to training in Medical Oncology and Haematology and is open to Specialist Registrars, Registrars,SHOs and Interns The bursary will be awarded to the...
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