Author: Oliver Childs

From ‘superfoods’ to sharks, we set the record straight on 10 common myths about cancer.

Lung cancer rates have risen by three quarters in women over the last 40 years, while halving in men over…

Read about Genes in Space, a unique and enjoyable game that could help our scientists identify the DNA faults that lead to cancer.

Research on mole rats and why they resist cancer is interesting, but doesn’t justify some of today’s overblown headlines.

Read about our ambitious plans to improve cancer information on Wikipedia, the world’s fifth most visited website.

The annual Britain Against Cancer conference offers a great chance to hear from the key people in healthcare, in a guest post we hear what happened on the day.

We’re concerned about the potentially devastating effects of new EU legislation on our ability to carry out life-saving research. Our…

We explore the highlights from the final day of the 2013 NCRI cancer conference, including cancer care, immunotherapy and how cells move.

From the molecular toolkits that protect our DNA to the evolution of tumours, we give our highlights from day three of the 2013 NCRI cancer conference.

On day two of the 2013 NCRI cancer conference we select our highlights, including cancer and the immune system, imaging tumours and childhood cancer.