Huge boost for the Beatson Pebble Appeal
Published: 26 March 2009
In a huge boost for the Beatson Pebble Appeal, the Evening Times has announced it is backing our fund raising drive.
The Evening Times has announced that it is backing the Beatson Pebble Appeal.
In the first part of a series of reports, the newspaper is highlighting the work of the University's cancer researchers and encouraging people to donate to help fund the Beatson Translational Research Centre.
Professor Barry Gusterson, scientific advisor to the Beatson Pebble Appeal, said: "It is fantastic that the Evening Times are backing our campaign. To have the support of Scotland's top-selling evening newspaper is invaluable and it shows the commitment the Evening Times have to the health of the nation."
In the first part of their coverage, the Evening Times has focussed on the shocking cancer statistics in the west of Scotland.
Almost 20,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in the west of Scotland every year, 10,000 in Glasgow alone. One in 10 people will develop breast cancer, one in 14 prostate cancer. Despite the huge strides made in the treatment of some cancers, 41 people die of cancer every day in Scotland.
The Beatson Pebble Appeal aims to raise £10m for a new research centre in Glasgow.
There already are two world class facilities in Glasgow - the Beatson Institute at Garscube, which which provides basic research into cancer cells and how the disease develops, and the Beatson West of Scotland Oncology Centre, which treats patients.
The new Translational Research Centre will bridge the gap between the two, allowing some of the world's leading figures in the fight against cancer to speed up the process of finding new drugs and improve existing methods of prevention and diagnosis.
The work done at the new centre could help future generations live free from the risk of cancer.
Professor Gusterson added: "The Beatson Translational Research centre is the final link in the creation of the Glasgow Centre for Cancer Research, the largest comprehensive cancer care centre in Scotland.
"It will bring together some of the world's leading scientists, allowing them to translate groundbreaking scientific discoveries into real benefits for patients."
For more information, contact Ray McHugh in the University of Glasgow Media Relations Office on 0141 330 3535 or email r.mchugh@admin.gla.ac.uk
First published: 26 March 2009
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