Henry Scowcroft

• Health & Medicine

US lung cancer data points to the power of cancer research

New data suggest that targeted therapy seems to be having an impact on the treatment of lung cancer. New data suggest that targeted therapy seems to be having an impact on the treatment of lung cancer.

18 August 2020

• Policy & Insight

'My fiancee is gone but she’s still helping others fight cancer'

Following the publication of a new piece of cancer research, one of our colleagues reflects on the contribution his late fiancee made in making it happen. Following the publication of a new piece of cancer research, one of our colleagues reflects on the contribution his late fiancee made in making it happen.

28 September 2018

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Making a special case – how to boost brain tumour research

Brain tumours are one of the biggest challenges in cancer research, but we have a plan to tackle them. Brain tumours are one of the biggest challenges in cancer research, but we have a plan to tackle them.

19 July 2016

• Health & Medicine

Our Moonshot pledge to accelerate research on detecting early signs of cancer

We've partnered with the Cancer Moonshot initiative, set up by US President Barack Obama in 2016 to accelerate progress against cancer. We've partnered with the Cancer Moonshot initiative, set up by US President Barack Obama in 2016 to accelerate progress against cancer.

29 June 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest - waiting time woe, cancer plans, post mortem study boost and… John Oliver?

A bite-size digest of all the weeks key stories in cancer research, policy and health. A bite-size digest of all the weeks key stories in cancer research, policy and health.

14 May 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

More pieces of the jigsaw fall into place at the 2016 AACR Conference

We look back on the key topics and trends discussed at the American Association of Cancer Research's recent Annual Meeting in New Orleans We look back on the key topics and trends discussed at the American Association of Cancer Research's recent Annual Meeting in New Orleans

6 May 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

The route to 'precision' medicine - four key challenges we need to meet

We look at the key themes that emerged from the first ever Molecular Analysis for Personalised Therapy conference in Paris last year We look at the key themes that emerged from the first ever Molecular Analysis for Personalised Therapy conference in Paris last year

13 January 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Grand Challenge three: prevent cancer by studying ‘scars’ in its DNA

The third of our Grand Challenge topics asks: can we prevent cancer by studying ‘scars’ in its DNA? The third of our Grand Challenge topics asks: can we prevent cancer by studying ‘scars’ in its DNA?

5 January 2016

• Health & Medicine

BBC Panorama’s tobacco industry revelations are genuinely shocking

Last night’s Panorama on BBC1 contained new – and shocking – allegations about the behaviour of one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies Last night’s Panorama on BBC1 contained new – and shocking – allegations about the behaviour of one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies

1 December 2015

• Health & Medicine

Diesel emissions – an emerging public health issue?

As experts call for more research into the influence of diesel emissions on lung cancer rates in non-smokers, we take a look at the state of the evidence. As experts call for more research into the influence of diesel emissions on lung cancer rates in non-smokers, we take a look at the state of the evidence.

24 November 2015

• Science & Technology

NCRI cancer conference day 3: radiotherapy, lifestyle… and a pill to prevent cancer?

All the events from the third day of this year's National Cancer Research Institute conference in Liverpool All the events from the third day of this year's National Cancer Research Institute conference in Liverpool

4 November 2015