Leading the UK research strategy for Proton Beam Therapy NCRI Newsletter | February 2019 …
Developing the UK research strategy for Proton Beam Therapy
Thanks to a £250m investment from the UK government, the first of two NHS Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) centres has…
NCRI Newsletter | January 2019
Introducing the NCRI Strategy Advisory Group; Emma Kinloch appointed NCRI Consumer Lead; NCRI survey on human tissue release: findings published;…
On mission with our new Strategy Advisory Group
Ian Lewis, NCRI’s Head of Strategy and Initiatives tells us about NCRI’s new Strategy Advisory Group. This group of thought…
End of year message from NCRI’s CEO, Dr Iain Frame
As we head towards Christmas and New Year, I thought the time was right to reflect on my first few…
NCRI to partner with new AI tech centres across the UK
This month, the government announced £50m of funding towards the creation of five new centres of excellence for digital pathology…
Collaboration at the heart of pan European Initiative to tackle cancer inequalities
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Leeds, as part of a pan-European partnership, have won the prestigious…
Why our living with and beyond cancer research initiative matters
Over the last year, Ceinwen Giles has been involved with the NCRI’s Living with and Beyond Cancer Research Initiative to…
Doctors and nurses reluctant to recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients
Twenty-nine per cent of health professionals would not recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients who already smoke, according to research presented…
Gut stem cells offer clues for preventing tumours in inherited bowel cancer
Treating pre-cancerous stem cells at an early stage could be key to preventing bowel cancer in people born with a…
Analyses of genetic variants show the effect of sleep on breast cancer risk
Women who are “larks”, functioning better at the beginning of the day than the end of the day, have a…
Top 10 research priorities for living better with and beyond cancer in the UK
Professor Diana Greenfield, Consultant Nurse at Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was part of the Steering Group that advised…