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Justine Alford

Justine studied biological sciences at the University of Warwick before diving straight into a PhD at the same institution, working on how HIV hijacks certain transport pathways in cells. After subsequently working as a science writer for several years, Justine joined the Science Communications team at Cancer Research UK in 2016, helping communicate research on cancer to the public and media.
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Improving brain tumour diagnosis to make treatment personal

Our scientists are working to improve brain tumour diagnosis. Find out how this could make treatment more personal, and guide people onto clinical trials. Our scientists are working to improve brain tumour diagnosis. Find out how this could make treatment more personal, and guide people onto clinical trials.

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 24 August 2018

24 August 2018

Illustration of 'mini brains' being grown in the lab

Growing ‘mini brains’ in dishes is just one of the ways our scientists are studying brain tumours in the lab. Find out how this could lead to new treatments. Growing ‘mini brains’ in dishes is just one of the ways our scientists are studying brain tumours in the lab. Find out how this could lead to new treatments.

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 13 August 2018

13 August 2018

Eradicating diseases isn't easy. Here we look at which cancers are preventable, and how detecting cancers earlier could make a difference. Eradicating diseases isn't easy. Here we look at which cancers are preventable, and how detecting cancers earlier could make a difference.

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 23 July 2018

23 July 2018

This entry is part 10 of 23 in the series Science Surgery

Thanks to a trial we supported, people with a type of brain tumour now have a new treatment option – a chemotherapy we developed. Thanks to a trial we supported, people with a type of brain tumour now have a new treatment option – a chemotherapy we developed.

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 11 July 2018

11 July 2018

By revealing a tumour’s past, our scientists are opening the possibility of predicting its future. This could help make cancer treatment more personal. By revealing a tumour’s past, our scientists are opening the possibility of predicting its future. This could help make cancer treatment more personal.

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 28 May 2018

28 May 2018

Brain tumour researchers face many challenges that are holding up progress. Find out how we’re bringing scientists together to overcome them. Brain tumour researchers face many challenges that are holding up progress. Find out how we’re bringing scientists together to overcome them.

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 1 May 2018

1 May 2018

In this instalment of our Science Surgery series, we explore what gives a cell the potential to become cancerous, and how the body stops this from happening. In this instalment of our Science Surgery series, we explore what gives a cell the potential to become cancerous, and how the body stops this from happening.

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 18 April 2018

18 April 2018

This entry is part 8 of 23 in the series Science Surgery
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In the news this week: tracking kidney cancers through time, more funding for prostate cancer research and early promise for an ovarian cancer vaccine. In the news this week: tracking kidney cancers through time, more funding for prostate cancer research and early promise for an ovarian cancer vaccine.

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 14 April 2018

14 April 2018

Our scientists have tracked the evolution of kidney cancers. Find out how this could help patients in the future. Our scientists have tracked the evolution of kidney cancers. Find out how this could help patients in the future.

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 12 April 2018

12 April 2018