Making a difference for people with myeloma
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53m ago
Our scientists are developing new ways of diagnosing and treating diverse types of blood cancers, including myeloma, which develops in the bone marrow and accounts for 15 per cent of blood cancers. This International Myeloma Action Day, we share the stories of three people who were diagnosed with the disease ..read more
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Research uncovers how to target ‘sleeping’ breast cancer cells and prevent relapse
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2d ago
Scientists have discovered how breast cancer cells can ‘hibernate’ to avoid treatment and ‘wake up’ years later – causing a relapse that is more difficult to treat ..read more
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Cancer charity founder and cancer genetics pioneer honoured at ICR graduation ceremony
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6d ago
The ICR honoured the founder of CRIS Cancer Foundation, Lola Manterola, and cancer genetics researcher, Professor Sir Bruce Ponder, with honorary degrees at their annual graduation and awards ceremony ..read more
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Statement in response to the Government's decision to increase the Cancer Drugs Fund
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6d ago
Our Interim Chief Executive, Professor Paul Workman, comments on the Government's decision to increase the Cancer Drugs Fund from £200m a year to £280m a year ..read more
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“I’ve been given a second chance” – Mark’s story
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2w ago
Mark was diagnosed with kidney cancer in April 2021. After surgery to remove the tumour and affected kidney, he was initially told there was no evidence that the disease had spread. However, a biopsy of the tumour showed it was an aggressive type of cancer, prone to returning ..read more
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New tool to probe cancer’s molecular make-up
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3w ago
Scientists have shown how to better identify and measure vital molecules that control cell behaviour – paving the way for improved tools for diagnosis, prediction and monitoring of cancer ..read more
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“I had come to realise that my research could contribute meaningfully to improvements in patient outcomes” – developing tests that could change clinical practice to personalise breast cancer treatment
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3w ago
Personalised medicine is increasingly allowing us to provide individuals with the treatments most likely to be effective for them. In some cases, it might even spare people from unnecessary treatment. Isy Godfrey spoke with Dr Maggie Cheang, co-inventor of the Prosigna® Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay, to find out more ..read more
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Artificial Intelligence reveals prostate cancer is not just one disease
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1M ago
Artificial Intelligence has helped scientists reveal a new form of aggressive prostate cancer which could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the future ..read more
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New drug could unlock benefits of immunotherapy for more patients
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1M ago
A new drug could offer a powerful way to sensitise tumours to immunotherapy, a new trial suggests ..read more
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Exploiting the cell cycle to improve radiotherapy outcomes
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1M ago
One of the crucial signalling networks that often go awry in cancer are those that respond to DNA damage and regulate the cell cycle progression. But now researchers are turning this to their advantage, and are attacking cancer by targeting one of the very processes that drives it – a faulty DNA repair response ..read more
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