Belfast researcher wins £50,000 prize to aid early detection of ovarian cancer
Women | The Guardian
Shannon Beattie is among 39 to be honoured in the Women in Innovation awards to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March
About 20 women a day are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the UK. Their condition is often well advanced before it is detected, making their tumours difficult to treat.
But if Belfast researcher Shannon Beattie is successful, it may be possible in the near future to make detections of ovarian cancer much more speedily and more accurately than today.
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