Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness charity in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man, formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.

Could virtual biopsies replace tissue biopsies in the future?

A breath test for multiple cancers reaches clinical trial

Researchers have launched a clinical trial to develop a breath test, analysing molecules that could indicate the presence of cancer at an early stage. [This] technology is the first to test across multiple cancer types, potentially paving the way for a universal breath test. – Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald This is the first test of its kind to

A breath test for multiple cancers reaches clinical trial

Aspirin could hold the key to supercharged cancer immunotherapy

Giving cancer patients aspirin at the same time as immunotherapy could dramatically boost the effectiveness of the treatment, according to new research published in the journal Cell today (Thursday). Francis Crick Institute researchers, funded by Cancer Research UK, have shown that skin, breast and bowel cancer cells often produce large amounts of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2).

Aspirin could hold the key to supercharged cancer immunotherapy

New technique for precise light-activated chemotherapy drugs

A new technique that uses light to activate chemotherapy drugs in specific cells shows promise as a way to improve the effectiveness of cancer therapies while preventing severe side effects, according to a study published July 9 in Cell. The so-called photopharmacology approach could be used to treat a broad range of tumors with unprecedented

New technique for precise light-activated chemotherapy drugs

‘Huge breakthrough’ in understanding how the immune system recognises cancer

US researchers have revealed(link is external) the identity of molecules on the surface of cancer cells which allow the body’s immune system to identify and destroy them. The research could lead to a new generation of immunotherapies that are far more effective than those currently in use, that could target a range of cancers. “This

‘Huge breakthrough’ in understanding how the immune system recognises cancer

New drug raises potential for cancer treatment revolution

A revolution in cancer treatment could soon be underway following a breakthrough that may lead to a dramatic improvement in cancer survival rates. A new study at the University of Warwick, published today in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, has developed a new drug that can manipulate the body’s natural signalling and energy systems, allowing

New drug raises potential for cancer treatment revolution

Computer-controlled table could direct radiotherapy to tumours

Swivelling patients around on a computer-controlled, rotating table could deliver high doses of radiotherapy to tumours more quickly than current methods, while sparing vulnerable organs such as the heart, brain, eyes and bowel. Swivelling patients around on a computer-controlled, rotating table could deliver high doses of radiotherapy to tumours more quickly than current methods, while

Computer-controlled table could direct radiotherapy to tumours

Breakthrough ‘shrinks’ childhood tumours

BRITISH cancer specialists have made a breakthrough in their fight against the most deadly childhood cancer. Cancer Research UK and the University of Southampton have unveiled a therapy for neuroblastoma, an aggressive cancer of the nervous system in infants as young as one year old which can spread to bones, the liver and brain. It

Breakthrough ‘shrinks’ childhood tumours

Citizen Scientists Combine to Identify Effective Cancer Treatments

When Zooniverse, a citizen science site that hosts collaborative research projects, first looked to the skies in 2007 it was attempting to streamline the way we categorize galaxies by asking ordinary people to lend a hand. Just 14 months after launch they had 60 million classifications by hundreds of thousands of participants. The academic world has

Citizen Scientists Combine to Identify Effective Cancer Treatments

A whole new level of scientific discovery opens up for researchers willing to use this kind of research When Zooniverse, a citizen science site that hosts collaborative research projects, first looked to the skies in 2007 it was attempting to streamline the way we categorize galaxies by asking ordinary people to lend a hand. Just 14 months after

Citizen Scientists Combine to Identify Effective Cancer Treatments

New Research Could Lead To a Breakthrough in Bowel Cancer Treatment

This type of cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide after lung and breast If things pan out correctly, then a clinical trial launched by a team of British researchers could come as a boon for many people with bowel cancer. The researchers have found a compound found in curry, which they believe can

New Research Could Lead To a Breakthrough in Bowel Cancer Treatment

Scientists hail revolutionary breast cancer breakthrough

A dramatic breakthrough in breast cancer research A dramatic breakthrough in breast cancer research will lead to a revolution in the way the disease will be diagnosed and treated in years to come, leading cancer specialists said yesterday. Researchers have discovered that breast cancer patients can be subdivided into ten different groups

Scientists hail revolutionary breast cancer breakthrough

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Fresh Innovate UK award to fast-track SMi cancer technology
Transatlantic startup SMi and research partners have won a second Innovate UK award to fast-track testing for infectious diseases and detect biomarkers for cancer. SMi has grown its team to 16 in the ...
Research funding could advance cancer treatment
Cancer treatment could be advanced as a result of research funding awarded to the University of the West of Scotlan.
Bridlington mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant to star in Yorkshire Cancer Research TV advert
A cancer diagnosis is a shock at any time. Hayley Cragg, however, was told she had breast cancer just after finding out she was pregnant.The Bridlington mother now hopes to highlight the importance of ...
Eve Lauder wins Cancer Research UK volunteer award
Eve Lauder from Somerset received the shattering diagnosis that her life would be cut short due to a rare, incurable cancer.
Predictive Oncology partners with Cancer Research Horizons
Predictive Oncology and Cancer Research Horizons have collaborated to drive cancer drugs development using the former’s PEDAL platform.

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Fresh Innovate UK award to fast-track SMi cancer technology
Transatlantic startup SMi and research partners have won a second Innovate UK award to fast-track testing for infectious diseases and detect biomarkers for cancer. SMi has grown its team to 16 in the ...
Predictive Oncology partners with Cancer Research Horizons
Predictive Oncology and Cancer Research Horizons have collaborated to drive cancer drugs development using the former’s PEDAL platform.
Predictive Oncology and Cancer Research Horizons have partnered to pursue development of cancer drugs
Predictive Oncology partners with the world's largest funder of cancer research to launch PEDAL(TM) Cancer Research Horizons to incorporate Predictive Oncology's PEDAL platform into future drug ...
Researchers make exciting discovery on how to stop breast cancer returning decades later
Breast cancer cells that travel to the lungs can survive for decades, laying dormant, until a trigger sets them off to ferociously replicate.
Major scientific breakthrough could stop breast cancer returning
Dr Frances Turrell, postdoctoral training fellow in the Division of Breast Cancer Research at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, (ICR) said: “We’ve discovered how agein ...