Hoover Award 2012
Aberystwyth University (Professor Reyer Zwiggelaar at the Department of Computer Science) was awarded a £60,000 grant to fund an innovative research project aimed at improving how prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men, is diagnosed. This generous grant, given by the Merthyr Tydfil-based appliance manufacturing giant Hoover and awarded by The Prostate Cancer Charity, will help improve the accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis. The funds are paying for entire three year PhD studentships at the University, which will run until Autumn 2014. The research project is to investigate the novel idea of combining magnetic resonance (MRI) and ultrasound results to give a more detailed initial map of exactly where prostate tumours are, and also a better indication of tumour size.
Professor Zwiggelaar said, “We are delighted that the Prostate Cancer Charity, with support from the Hoover Foundation, is supporting this research to help improve the accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis for the hundreds of thousands of men affected by the disease. "
