Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research

Translational cancer research with the patient in focus
Here at Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research we focus our research with the patient in mind. This is so that the cancer patient could receive a better care in the future than in today’s society. Through a close collaboration with the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, we at the centre are trying to find new methods and treatments, which later can be tested and applied directly within the cancer care.

Our research groups work widely
Today our 23 research groups work in a wide spectrum of cancer related research questions, but they all have translational cancer research as a common denominator. Example of areas which are studied are brain cancers, lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, radiotherapy, prostate cancer and leukaemia. Other research areas at the centre are also epigenetics, ovarian and cervical cancer, sarcoma, neuroendocrine and thyroid cancers, pancreatic cancer and salivary gland tumors.
The research is in some cases used for developing diagnostic and prognostic tools, which in the longer term can improve the cancer care and ensure that the right treatments are being used.
Overbridging post graduate studies
Through the Cancer Research South (CARES) School we at Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research also provide courses within cancer research. As for our work, these courses are overbridging research and clinical work as well. CARES is a graduate research school which offers courses to PhD Students at University of Gothenburg and Lund University, which are both part of the strategic program BioCARE.
Latest news
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Health and medicineLarge collaborative project on ultra-sensitive DNA technology for cancer diagnosis and criminalinvestigations
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Health and medicineThree SCCR researchers receive SEK 4,5 million from Swedish Childhood CancerFund
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Health and medicineThree researchers at SCCR received a total of SEK 12 million from the SjöbergFoundation
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Health and medicineA total of almost SEK 70 million from the Swedish CancerSociety
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Health and medicine3 SCCR researchers receive grants from Swedish ResearchCouncil
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Health and medicineAnders Ståhlberg new academic partner in the European Liquid BiopsySociety
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Health and medicineMartin Dalin awarded by Swedish Society ofMedicine
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Health and medicineMedicine against prostate cancer in new COVID-19study
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Health and medicine1st of July 2020 Sahlgrenska Cancer Center changes itsname
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Health and medicineEight COVID-19 projects led from Gothenburg with support fromSciLifeLab
Latest SCCR publications
- High-grade Transformation/Dedifferentiation in Salivary Gland Carcinomas: Occur… (External link)
- Active surveillance of patients who have sentinel node positive melanoma: An in… (External link)
- Identification of Potential SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease and Spike Protein Inhibito… (External link)
- SCC publications (before name change) (External link)