Professor Richard Gilbertson, Director of the CRUK Cambridge Centre at the University of Cambridge (right) said: "I would like to take the opportunity to thank all those involved in the incredible partnership between the CRUK Cambridge Centre, Cambridge [[{"fid":"289044","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","alignment":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Professor Richard Gilbertson, Director of the CRUK Cambridge Centre at the University of Cambridge","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Professor Richard Gilbertson, Director of the CRUK Cambridge Centre at the University of Cambridge"},"link_text":false,"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"default","alignment":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Professor Richard Gilbertson, Director of the CRUK Cambridge Centre at the University of Cambridge","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Professor Richard Gilbertson, Director of the CRUK Cambridge Centre at the University of Cambridge"}},"attributes":{"alt":"Professor Richard Gilbertson, Director of the CRUK Cambridge Centre at the University of Cambridge","title":"Professor Richard Gilbertson, Director of the CRUK Cambridge Centre at the University of Cambridge","style":"float: right;","class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"1"}}]]University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University that has made this possible.
"Today's announcement gives a true ‘green light’ to the building of this much needed facility for our patients."
The Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital is included as part of a funding package worth £3.7 billion to build 40 new hospitals over the next 10 years, within the government’s Health Infrastructure Plan (HIP).
Further details about the funding have yet to be announced, but it has accelerated an already ambitious Outline Business Case that will lead ultimately to the building of the new hospital by 2025.
The new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital will connect clinical expertise from Addenbrooke’s with world-class science across the University of Cambridge and its industrial partners – literally bringing bench to bedside – enabling patients to benefit from the latest innovations in early cancer detection, precision cancer medicine and treatment. Uniting brilliant minds from across the world, outstanding healthcare and patients, the hospital will provide an unparalleled opportunity to detect cancer earlier and treat it more precisely – improving and saving the lives of patients.