Phil Prime

• For Researchers

Food for thought: new insights into how chemotherapy causes cachexia

Nobody fully understands why people go off food in response to infection, early pregnancy and some chemotherapies for cancer. A flurry of research published in recent years has narrowed down the search for the culprit mechanism, and Cancer Research UK-funded researchers have just found another piece of the puzzle. Nobody fully understands why people go off food in response to infection, early pregnancy and some chemotherapies for cancer. A flurry of research published in recent years has narrowed down the search for the culprit mechanism, and Cancer Research UK-funded researchers have just found another piece of the puzzle.

15 June 2022

• For Researchers

Improving research with registered reports

Find out what a Registered Report is, how you can get involved, and why this relatively small change in the way research is done could have a real impact on reproducibility issues and even patient outcomes. Find out what a Registered Report is, how you can get involved, and why this relatively small change in the way research is done could have a real impact on reproducibility issues and even patient outcomes.

16 May 2022

• For Researchers

Toothbrushes and ctDNA: Exciting early detection concepts from new teams formed at our sandpit workshops

Our latest sandpit results in exciting new research projects taking on the challenge of cancer early detection and diagnosis.  Our latest sandpit results in exciting new research projects taking on the challenge of cancer early detection and diagnosis. 

11 May 2022

• For Researchers

Expanding the horizons of the life science economy

Executive Director of Research and Innovation, Iain Foulkes introduces our new innovation engine – Cancer Research Horizons Executive Director of Research and Innovation, Iain Foulkes introduces our new innovation engine – Cancer Research Horizons

3 May 2022

• For Researchers

Tough questions for tough times in clinical research

We invited our clinical research community to pose us questions to make sure we are doing all we can to help the recovery of cancer clinical trials to pre-pandemic levels We invited our clinical research community to pose us questions to make sure we are doing all we can to help the recovery of cancer clinical trials to pre-pandemic levels

29 April 2022

• For Researchers

New study to detect oesophageal cancer earlier

We are jointly funding a follow-up study which will find the final evidence on the impact on oesophageal cancer mortality of screening using the Cytosponge. We are jointly funding a follow-up study which will find the final evidence on the impact on oesophageal cancer mortality of screening using the Cytosponge.

28 April 2022

• For Researchers

The new home for your research tools

Cancer Research UK is making it easier for the cancer research community to both contribute and access research tools Cancer Research UK is making it easier for the cancer research community to both contribute and access research tools

11 April 2022

• For Researchers

The award-winning team transforming breast cancer treatment

We spoke to Professor Andrew Tutt about how you build a successful scientific team, the importance of translation and why you always need a touch of humbleness… We spoke to Professor Andrew Tutt about how you build a successful scientific team, the importance of translation and why you always need a touch of humbleness…

10 April 2022

• For Researchers

Your questions on our research strategy

We answer questions from the research community about our refreshed Research Strategy We answer questions from the research community about our refreshed Research Strategy

29 March 2022

• Science & Technology
• For Researchers

Disease in a dish: Mini-gut organoids and the challenges of bowel cancer

Disrupted cell signalling, hijacked stem cells and the power of 'mini-guts' – we hear from Dr Vivian Li on the challenges and opportunities of developing colorectal cancer treatments. Disrupted cell signalling, hijacked stem cells and the power of 'mini-guts' – we hear from Dr Vivian Li on the challenges and opportunities of developing colorectal cancer treatments.

11 February 2022