# University of Galway / Saolta Cancer Centre

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## TL;DR

The designated cancer centre for the west and north-west of Ireland, run by the Saolta hospital group with the University of Galway and accredited by OECI as a Cancer Centre.

## Summary

Galway University Hospitals form one of the eight designated cancer centres of Ireland's National Cancer Control Programme and the academic cancer centre for HSE West North West, in partnership with the University of Galway. The centre provides medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology and haematology for the western seaboard and hosts the Lambe Institute for Translational Research and the university's Cancer Research programme, with strengths in breast cancer, prostate cancer and translational biomarker work. It is accredited by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes as a Cancer Centre.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Also known as: Galway University Hospitals; HSE West North West Cancer Centre
- Tags: oeci-accredited; oeci-cancer-centre
- City: Galway, IE
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://www.saolta.ie

## Sources

- Official website: https://www.saolta.ie

## Connected records

- institutions: [Mid-Western Cancer Centre, University Hospital Limerick](https://onco.cc/institutions/mid-western-cancer-centre/), [Organisation of European Cancer Institutes](https://onco.cc/institutions/oeci/)
- people: [Joseph Martin](https://onco.cc/people/joseph-martin/), [Michael Kerin](https://onco.cc/people/michael-kerin/)

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