Institute of Cancer Research
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Blog about the latest cancer research, isolating cancer-related genes and discovering new targeted drugs. The Institute of Cancer Research is making discoveries that defeat cancer.
Institute of Cancer Research
19h ago
It's an exciting time for research into high-risk neuroblastoma. Over the past year, multiple trials testing new treatments showed promising results, and in 2024, new trials are expected to open to further advance this research. We look at some of the latest advances and how they could change the outlook for children with neuroblastoma ..read more
Institute of Cancer Research
19h ago
Scientists can now explain a third of the inherited risk of prostate cancer, after a major international study identified 23 new genetic variants associated with increased risk of the disease ..read more
Institute of Cancer Research
19h ago
Professor Mel Greaves, Director of the Centre for Evolution and Cancer at the ICR, talks about dogs' amazing sense of smell and how medical detection dogs can be trained to sniff out cancer in patients ..read more
Institute of Cancer Research
6d ago
As a fit and healthy former firefighter, Harry Hall didn’t think there was anything to worry about when he developed a lump in his neck. But after his wife persuaded him to go to the doctors, tests diagnosed Harry with tongue cancer. Here, Harry explains why he wants to raise funds to support our vital research by running the London Marathon ..read more
Institute of Cancer Research
6d ago
We've launched a new project looking at the ICR’s greatest ever discoveries. Here we give more detail about some of our biggest achievements, how the discoveries were made, and why they have made such an impact on cancer research ..read more
Institute of Cancer Research
1w ago
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is honoured to be a beneficiary of a motorbike ride in tribute to Dave Myers of the Hairy Bikers. The ride will take place on Saturday 8 June 2024 ..read more
Institute of Cancer Research
1w ago
Researchers have discovered ways to convert inhibitor-style targeted cancer drugs into small molecules known as degraders, which help destroy cancer-promoting proteins in cells ..read more
Institute of Cancer Research
1w ago
A new study by scientists at the ICR, showed that mice with melanoma responded differently to a viral therapy depending on where in the body their tumours developed ..read more
Institute of Cancer Research
3w 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
Institute of Cancer Research
1M 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