Millions of people are living with the long-term consequences of cancer and its treatment, but currently there is very little…
What the living with and beyond cancer research priorities mean to me – Richard Stephen’s story
“Vaseline, ginger beer, soft-bristled toothbrush, ginger biscuits, baby shampoo, and put ginger in your food. ” That was the shopping…
Men with prostate cancer are willing to accept lower survival odds to side effects
Men who have been newly diagnosed with prostate cancer say they would trade some improvement in their odds of survival…
Patients with low risk thyroid cancer can receive lower doses of radiation treatment
Thyroid cancer patients whose disease is at low risk of returning can be treated safely with a smaller amount of…
Melanoma death rates are rising in men but static or falling in women
The rate of men dying from malignant melanoma has risen in populations around the world, while in some countries the…
Fluorescent marker can help guide surgeons to remove dangerous brain tumour cells more accurately
A chemical that highlights tumour cells has been used by surgeons to help spot and safely remove brain cancer in…
UK contribution to global radiotherapy research shines out in recent review
To mark the 150th birthday of Marie Curie, the ‘Godmother of Radiotherapy’, NCRI’s Radiotherapy Research Group (CTRad) reviewed key practice…
Harmonising image collection in cancer research
Clinical trials rely increasingly on medical images to diagnose and stratify patients, with many studies using imaging end points as…
Interview with Dr Iain Frame, NCRI’s Chief Executive Officer
We were pleased to welcome Iain to the NCRI at the beginning of August. Iain joins us from Prostate Cancer…
Redesigning clinical research to improve outcomes for older people
Most of us are proud to practice evidence based medicine yet our largest cohort of cancer patients has an insufficient…
Interview with Dr Paul Nankivell, NCRI Head & Neck Group trainee
As well as being a member of our Head & Neck Group, Paul is also a Senior Clinical Lecturer and…
NCRI at ASCO 2018
NCRI were at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting this year, an opportunity to represent UK collaborative working and…