Launched in March 2015, the UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre has been set up to support the work of…
Radiotherapy: update from CTRad
Radiotherapy update from CTRad Now in its sixth year, and with a new block of funding agreed until 2018, our radiotherapy initiative,…
Working in partnership with patients – NCRI as a unique example to follow
A recent article in Cancer world discusses the changing role of patient advocates in research, and highlights the NCRI as a unique example of how to…
Gene switches could predict when breast cancers will spread to the brain
Scientists have found a pattern of genetic ‘switches’ – chemical marks that turn genes on or off – that is…
Scientists uncover potential drug to tackle ‘undruggable’ fault in third of cancers
Scientists have found a possible way to halt one of the most common faults in many types of cancer, according…
Patients with emergency-diagnosed lung cancer report barriers to seeing GP
Many patients whose lung cancer is diagnosed as an emergency in hospital reported difficulties in previously seeing their GP, according…
Half of smokers using Liverpool stop smoking services used electronic cigarettes
Over half the smokers using the Liverpool Stop Smoking Service have tried electronic cigarettes (51.3 per cent). Of these, nearly…
Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace endoscopy as pre-cancer test
Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace traditional endoscopy as an equally effective but less invasive way of diagnosing…
Keeping active in middle age may help cut breast cancer risk, study shows
POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN who do the highest amount of vigorous exercise could be around a fifth less likely to develop breast…
Sea sponge drug could boost advanced breast cancer survival by five extra months
The cancer drug eribulin, originally developed from sea sponges, could give women with advanced triple negative breast cancer an average…
Step towards blood test for many cancer types
SCIENTISTS have identified more than 800 markers in the blood of cancer patients that could help lead to a single…
Cancer cell fingerprints may speed up childhood cancer diagnosis
NEWLY-IDENTIFIED cancer cell fingerprints in the blood could one day help doctors diagnose a range of children’s cancers faster and…