• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Stratified medicine and the lung cancer ‘Matrix’ trial – part of a cancer care revolution

We're launching an ambitious new clinical trial aiming to advance treatment for patients with lung cancer - so how will it work? We're launching an ambitious new clinical trial aiming to advance treatment for patients with lung cancer - so how will it work?

17 April 2014

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

News digest - when muscle turns to bone, prostate cancer tests, ‘zombie’ cancer cells and more

Catch up on the week's big cancer new stories, including a remarkable link between two rare and devastating diseases, plus much more. Catch up on the week's big cancer new stories, including a remarkable link between two rare and devastating diseases, plus much more.

12 April 2014

• Science & Technology

When muscle turns to bone – clues for treating deadly childhood brain tumours

What links a rare form of childhood brain tumour and an even rarer disease that turns muscle into bone? Our researchers have just discovered the answer. What links a rare form of childhood brain tumour and an even rarer disease that turns muscle into bone? Our researchers have just discovered the answer.

7 April 2014

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

News digest - Chantler review on standard packs, revolutionary bowel cancer trial, laser popped ‘nanoballoons’ and more

From the Chantler review on standard packs for cigarettes, to lasers and popping ‘nanoballoons’. Catch up on the week's cancer news. From the Chantler review on standard packs for cigarettes, to lasers and popping ‘nanoballoons’. Catch up on the week's cancer news.

5 April 2014

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

News digest - £8m from #nomakeupselfie, 50 years of Epstein-Barr virus, lung cancer discovery and more

From the unprecedented £8m raised by #nomakeupselfie to the 50th anniversary of a cancer causing virus, our weekly news digest keeps you up to date. From the unprecedented £8m raised by #nomakeupselfie to the 50th anniversary of a cancer causing virus, our weekly news digest keeps you up to date.

29 March 2014

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

News digest - Genes in Space, lung cancer drug trial, early access to medicines and more

Read about how much DNA data citizen scientists have crunched in a month, a new trial testing a breast cancer drug in lung cancer plus more in our news digest. Read about how much DNA data citizen scientists have crunched in a month, a new trial testing a breast cancer drug in lung cancer plus more in our news digest.

15 March 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest - cancer’s sleeper cells, the ‘microbiome’, cheeseburgers and more

Are meat and cheese really ‘as deadly as smoking?’ Despite some alarming headlines, the answer is no. For the rest of the week's stories read our news digest. Are meat and cheese really ‘as deadly as smoking?’ Despite some alarming headlines, the answer is no. For the rest of the week's stories read our news digest.

8 March 2014

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

News digest - kidney cancer rise, EU vote on tobacco control, ‘urine test technology’ and more

This week's cancer news featured our latest figures on kidney cancer, tough new anti-tobacco measures and a fascinating bit of tech to spot bowel cancer. This week's cancer news featured our latest figures on kidney cancer, tough new anti-tobacco measures and a fascinating bit of tech to spot bowel cancer.

1 March 2014

• Science & Technology
• Policy & Insight

Expert opinion: Professor Charlie Swanton – plotting a route through cancer evolution

Professor Charlie Swanton wants to know how tumours evolve. Read about his latest research and the next steps in targeting tumour diversity. Professor Charlie Swanton wants to know how tumours evolve. Read about his latest research and the next steps in targeting tumour diversity.

28 February 2014

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

News digest - prostate cancer test, nanofibre tracks, “pill to stop cancer spread” and more

Catch up on the latest cancer news including a potential gene test for prostate cancer, high-tech nanofibre tracks for brain cancer cells, plus much more. Catch up on the latest cancer news including a potential gene test for prostate cancer, high-tech nanofibre tracks for brain cancer cells, plus much more.

22 February 2014

• Health & Medicine

No, scientists haven’t “developed a pill that can stop cancer spreading”

Today’s headlines about a ‘pill that could stop cancer spreading’ are premature. But the research is interesting. Today’s headlines about a ‘pill that could stop cancer spreading’ are premature. But the research is interesting.

20 February 2014

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

News digest - MPs support standardised packaging, spotting symptoms, global cancer map and more

This week's cancer news featured support from MPs for standardised tobacco packaging, our work raising symptom awareness, global cancer stats plus much more. This week's cancer news featured support from MPs for standardised tobacco packaging, our work raising symptom awareness, global cancer stats plus much more.

15 February 2014