iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — In an effort to improve survival rates of patients, the cancer research charity Cancer Research UK has launched a major study to find efficient and effective treatment for individual tumors according to a BBC News report.
The study is called the PRECISION-Panc project.
Researchers at Glasgow University in Scotland will receive over $12 million in funding, BBC reports.
The project is presented amid a rise in pancreatic cancer rates in Scotland. The rate of diagnosis has increased 12% over the past 10 years according to BBC News, a rise of approximately 170 people.
The research will take place over three stages, with potentially more trials to come in the future.
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