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Colin Montgomerie Charitable Foundation |
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Monty
Joins Forces with
The Roy Castle
Lung Cancer Foundation
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14th
March 2007
Colin Montgomerie and The Roy Castle Lung
Cancer Foundation announced a joint venture
to build a UK centre of excellence dedicated
to lung cancer to be named the Elizabeth
Montgomerie Centre.
Colin and the Foundation will work together
to establish the Centre dedicated to lung
cancer patients, carers and health professionals
to be based in Glasgow with the ambition
to have a profound impact on the future
of lung cancer.
The partnership with Colin Montgomerie
was announced at a special event held by
The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation at
the House of Lords. It was very fitting
that the event was taking place to recognise
the progress that the charity's Women Against
Lung Cancer campaign held in the week leading
up to Mothers' Day.
The campaign aims to mobilise women to
press for more resources to be invested
in research and patient care. Dame Gill
Oliver, the Head of Campaign, said: "Colin's
support could not have arrived at a better
time and is a wonderful lead for others
whether in the statutory or private sector
to follow.”
Colin, whose mother Elizabeth died of lung
cancer in 1991, said: “The Roy Castle
Lung Cancer Foundation is the only charity
in the UK wholly dedicated to the defeat
of lung cancer – the biggest cancer
killer of women as well as men. Our Centre
will look to provide the following;
- Highest quality information, support
and training for lung cancer patients and
carers
- First class training for lung cancer
multi-disciplinary teams particularly specialist
nurses and health and other professionals
- A UK-wide hotline for patients and
carers
- Research into all aspects of patient
care – including the establishment
of a Chair in Lung Cancer Studies
- Consultancy in all aspects of The
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation work
a home for the Foundation’s
patient care team.
"I am thrilled to be working with The Roy
Castle Lung Cancer Foundation on this exciting
project.”
Professor Ray Donnelly, the Charity’s
founder, said: “We are delighted to
have Colin’s support – his profile
will be a significant contribution in helping
lung cancer patients throughout the UK and
his energy and passion for the project will
be an inspiration to us all. To get the
ball rolling he is personally funding our
business plan and we are already in contact
with the Scottish Executive and Glasgow
City Council.”
Dr David Dunlop, Consultant Medical Oncologist
at the Beatson Cancer Centre in Glasgow,
commented: “To have such a facility
in Glasgow will be hugely complementary
to other developments in cancer services.
This Centre will facilitate the concept
of improving the experience of individuals
with lung cancer which is embedded in Delivering
for Health (SEHD 2005).
“Through providing facilities and
a venue for information and support, this
centre will strongly complement contemporary
health policy, and Glasgow is the right
place.
“There are so many unique aspects
of this proposal; I am not sure why nobody
has thought of it before!
“I am sure that the support of Colin
Montgomerie will generate huge interest.
This is a fantastic opportunity for the
Foundation to develop a partnership with
an inspirational sportsman which will result
in a lasting legacy, to improve lung cancer
patient care.”
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