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We are at the AACR conference in Orlando where some of our incredible researchers are presenting their work. So, what does discovery research meant to them? Watch the video to find out...  We are at the AACR conference in Orlando where some of our incredible researchers are presenting their work. So, what does discovery research meant to them? Watch the video to find out... 

by Phil Prime | Analysis | 17 April 2023

17 April 2023

This April we come together with partners to celebrate the inaugural Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness month. Caroline-May Huxley and Sandra Strauss explore the importance of shedding a light on cancer in this age group. This April we come together with partners to celebrate the inaugural Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness month. Caroline-May Huxley and Sandra Strauss explore the importance of shedding a light on cancer in this age group.

by Phil Prime | Interview | 5 April 2023

5 April 2023

Find out how events dedicated to research integrity help Dr Catherine Winchester shape the her work – and why these events are crying out for researcher input… Find out how events dedicated to research integrity help Dr Catherine Winchester shape the her work – and why these events are crying out for researcher input…

by Cancer Research UK | Analysis | 22 March 2023

22 March 2023

This entry is part 3 of 16 in the series Research Integrity

We spoke to Mariam Jamal-Hanjani and asked her to reflect on a career embedded in large-scale, collaborative and ambitious projects…    We spoke to Mariam Jamal-Hanjani and asked her to reflect on a career embedded in large-scale, collaborative and ambitious projects…   

by Phil Prime | In depth | 10 March 2023

10 March 2023

This entry is part 4 of 16 in the series Research Integrity

In this episode I tease out four themes that emerged over this first series that give some interesting insights into how we work as scientists, research leaders and research translators. It features some of the fantastic researchers that we have interviewed over the past year – including Professor Steve Jackson, Professor Ruth Plummer, Dr Simon Boulton, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Professor Karen Vousden, Professor Richard Gilbertson and Professor Charles Swanton. In this episode I tease out four themes that emerged over this first series that give some interesting insights into how we work as scientists, research leaders and research translators. It features some of the fantastic researchers that we have interviewed over the past year – including Professor Steve Jackson, Professor Ruth Plummer, Dr Simon Boulton, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Professor Karen Vousden, Professor Richard Gilbertson and Professor Charles Swanton.

by Phil Prime | Podcast | 14 February 2023

14 February 2023

This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series Cancer Research Matters - series 1

We hear how CRUK researchers got on at the Eureka international course on translational medicine in Sicily. We hear how CRUK researchers got on at the Eureka international course on translational medicine in Sicily.

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 10 February 2023

10 February 2023

Restricting cancer cells of specific amino acids can slow tumour growth and sharpen the effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy – now, startup Faeth Therapeutics is creating precision diets which can enhance cancer treatments. Restricting cancer cells of specific amino acids can slow tumour growth and sharpen the effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy – now, startup Faeth Therapeutics is creating precision diets which can enhance cancer treatments.

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 30 January 2023

30 January 2023

In a new series focussing on research integrity, two of our experts will dig into the issues and challenges of this incredibly important aspect of research. In a new series focussing on research integrity, two of our experts will dig into the issues and challenges of this incredibly important aspect of research.

by Cancer Research UK | Analysis | 24 January 2023

24 January 2023

This entry is part 5 of 16 in the series Research Integrity

This episode features Dr Simon Boulton. Simon is a leader in the field of DNA damage sensing, repair and telomere maintenance. He talks about the dawn of the field of DNA damage repair, why an entrepreneurial approach to your research is so valuable and the importance of venture capital in the innovation landscape. This episode features Dr Simon Boulton. Simon is a leader in the field of DNA damage sensing, repair and telomere maintenance. He talks about the dawn of the field of DNA damage repair, why an entrepreneurial approach to your research is so valuable and the importance of venture capital in the innovation landscape.

by Phil Prime | Podcast | 20 January 2023

20 January 2023

This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series Cancer Research Matters - series 1
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Time to get stratified

As genetic screening becomes routine for cancer detection and treatment, we need to ensure this can be delivered at scale and quickly within a national health system. As genetic screening becomes routine for cancer detection and treatment, we need to ensure this can be delivered at scale and quickly within a national health system.

by Cancer Research UK | Analysis | 10 January 2023

10 January 2023