Alison Torrens, from Portstewart in Co Derry, has given consent to donate her own surgical samples to a new research project she is funding via the Northern Ireland Biobank. Alison Torrens from Portstewart has left a gift in her will to Queen’s University Belfast to help fund a research project into adenoid cystic carcinoma. Photo: Liam McBurney/PAShe came across the Patrick G Johnson Centre for Cancer Research (PGJCCR) at Queen’s when she was first undergoing cancer treatment in 2016. “And the least I can do is just sign to have my cells taken and used for research. “This includes funding life-changing research into cancer, diabetes and multiple sclerosis, to develop better treatments and ultimately deliver better outcomes for patients.

Source: The Herald September 10, 2023 14:47 UTC