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ASCO 2025: diet and colon cancer, improving prostate cancer treatment and liquid biopsies target breast cancer

With the world's cancer researchers in Chicago for the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, we're highlighting some of the most interesting and important studies. With the world's cancer researchers in Chicago for the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, we're highlighting some of the most interesting and important studies.

31 May 2025

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Partnering olaparib with chemotherapy helps treat BRCA breast cancers

Our Partner trial has found a new treatment combination for women with inherited breast cancers, with all 39 patients who received it surviving the critical three years after surgery Our Partner trial has found a new treatment combination for women with inherited breast cancers, with all 39 patients who received it surviving the critical three years after surgery

13 May 2025

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E. coli toxin could be linked to rising rates of bowel cancer in younger adults

A team of our Cancer Grand Challenges researchers have found the first specific clue about what could be behind the rise of bowel cancer in under-50s. A team of our Cancer Grand Challenges researchers have found the first specific clue about what could be behind the rise of bowel cancer in under-50s.

23 April 2025

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Scientists develop a 'metal detector' to find cancer's weak points

PRRDetect, developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge, picks out cancers that are vulnerable to immunotherapy by scanning for mutation patterns. PRRDetect, developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge, picks out cancers that are vulnerable to immunotherapy by scanning for mutation patterns.

10 April 2025

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£5.5m research funding to transform bowel cancer care

Along with our partners, we've committed £5.5m in funding to form a world-leading research team tasked with making personalised medicine a reality for people with bowel cancer. Along with our partners, we've committed £5.5m in funding to form a world-leading research team tasked with making personalised medicine a reality for people with bowel cancer.

31 March 2025

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Avoiding, rewiring and turning AI on cancer: the latest Cancer Grand Challenges

Cancer Grand Challenges is offering up to £20m funding to teams that can answer seven of the biggest and most important questions in cancer. Cancer Grand Challenges is offering up to £20m funding to teams that can answer seven of the biggest and most important questions in cancer.

5 March 2025

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Two new partners join the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection for its next phase

Today we’re excited to announce the addition of two new partners for the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection as it moves into its next phase.   Today we’re excited to announce the addition of two new partners for the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection as it moves into its next phase.  

13 February 2025

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DNA testing predicts bowel cancer risk in people with IBD

A new testing technique with genome sequencing is 90% accurate at predicting which high-risk people with IBD will develop bowel cancer, according to a study by our scientists.  A new testing technique with genome sequencing is 90% accurate at predicting which high-risk people with IBD will develop bowel cancer, according to a study by our scientists. 

30 January 2025

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Fighting fire with fire: could Salmonella treat bowel cancer?

Our researchers are modifying Salmonella bacteria into a treatment that can work with the immune system to attack bowel cancer from two sides at once. Our researchers are modifying Salmonella bacteria into a treatment that can work with the immune system to attack bowel cancer from two sides at once.

23 January 2025

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£10m funding for new programme to help identify individual cancer risk

Today, Cancer Research UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are announcing £10 million to create the Cancer Data-Driven Detection programme, which aims to use data to identify individual cancer risk. Today, Cancer Research UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are announcing £10 million to create the Cancer Data-Driven Detection programme, which aims to use data to identify individual cancer risk.

22 January 2025

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Southampton scientists switch focus and make key discovery that could make immunotherapy more effective

A bold change of approach by our scientists investigating what prevents immunotherapy from working in a large number of patients has led to a significant discovery that could improve outcomes across multiple cancers. A bold change of approach by our scientists investigating what prevents immunotherapy from working in a large number of patients has led to a significant discovery that could improve outcomes across multiple cancers.

7 January 2025