First independent Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence

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That this House notes that the first independent Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence has opened at Queens University Belfast; highlights that the location of the Centre is in the heart of the Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research in Belfast and will aim to deliver clinical trials and test new, promising treatments to improve cancer outcomes and reduce treatment-related side effects; further notes that prostate cancer takes the lives of 276 men in Northern Ireland each year and is one of the most common cancers amongst men; further highlights this being another example of Northern Irish universities paving the way in cancer research and outcomes; and wishes Queens University all the very best for the future in pioneering cutting edge treatments and fuelling better research into prostate cancer.