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Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre / CRUK Scotland Institute
Scotland's largest cancer centre, named after the surgeon who first used endocrine therapy for breast cancer, next to a leading cancer biology institute.
Also called: The BeatsonCancer Research UK Beatson InstituteBeatson Institute for Cancer Research
Overview
The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre at Gartnavel is the tertiary oncology centre for the west of Scotland and one of the largest in the UK. It takes its name from Sir George Beatson, who in 1896 reported that removing the ovaries could shrink advanced breast cancer, the first endocrine therapy. The adjacent Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute (formerly the Beatson Institute, founded 1967) under Owen Sansom is known for genetically engineered mouse models of colorectal and pancreatic cancer, cancer metabolism and cell death research, and the University of Glasgow's Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre hosts Andrew Biankin's Precision-Panc programme for pancreatic cancer. Patients have access to a large radiotherapy service, early-phase trials and Scotland's molecular pathology network.
Location
Glasgow, GB
Type
cancer center · University of Glasgow
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#71 · 44 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 44 from 22 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-09-17.
Matched to Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, including child institutions. 258 works · 2,699 citations · 75% open access · 19% clinical trials · 0% reviews.
Oncology works per year
642022
562023
492024
472025
422026
Most works
- Rosalind Glasspool24 works
- Nobuaki Matsubara18 works
- Arun Azad18 works
- Karim Fizazi17 works
- Robert J. Jones17 works
- André P. Fay17 works
- Janet Graham16 works
- Ugo De Giorgi15 works
- Joan Carles14 works
- T.R. Jeffry Evans14 works
Most cited
- CRUK Scotland Institute
- Precision-Panc pancreatic cancer
- Radiotherapy
- Early-phase trials
- Glasgow Precision Oncology Laboratory
Owen Sansom
Scientific Director, CRUK Scotland Centre
Colorectal cancer biologyPancreatic cancerWnt signalling
Glasgow cancer biologist who directs the CRUK Scotland Institute and is Scientific Director of the CRUK Scotland Centre, known for mouse models of colorectal and pancreatic cancer.
Sharon Armstrong
Clinical Director Specialist Oncology Services
Clinical oncologyCancer service leadership
Clinical Director of specialist oncology services at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Scotland's largest cancer treatment centre.
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