A Guernsey trust has donated £150,000 for research into lung cancer diagnosis research at the University of Southampton.
The money from the Jon Moulton Charity Trust would fund research to see if simple urine tests could improve early diagnosis and survival rates, researchers said.
Dr Victoria Goss, associate professor of early diagnosis and translational research at the Southampton Clinical Trials Unit (SCTU), said: “Earlier diagnosis can improve outcomes for patients, but detecting lung cancer at its earliest stages can be difficult, as symptoms can be vague.”
Jon Moulton said: “We are pleased to support this study, which could help more people access important screening for lung cancer.”
Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK, with more than 50,000 people diagnosed each year.
Almost 70% of cases are diagnosed at a later stage when the chances of successful treatment were much lower.
Early diagnosis would be a key focus for a new institute at the university, staff said.
There have been multiple Channel Island donors, including a £1m donation from a Jersey couple helping launch a university campaign to build the Institute for Medical Innovation.
