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vitamin pills

This morning's headlines about vitamin B3 and skin cancer were a little over the top. Here are our thoughts on the research behind the story This morning's headlines about vitamin B3 and skin cancer were a little over the top. Here are our thoughts on the research behind the story

by Henry Scowcroft | Analysis | 15 May 2015

15 May 2015

  • Science & Technology
  • Health & Medicine

Election 2015: What does the result mean for cancer?

As the dust settles on an unexpected election result, we look at what the UK’s new political landscape means for political action against cancer. As the dust settles on an unexpected election result, we look at what the UK’s new political landscape means for political action against cancer.

by Jamie White | Analysis | 13 May 2015

13 May 2015

Riot police

We look at APOBECs - biological double-agents that start out as a friend to our cells but morph into a deadly enemy as cancers develop. We look at APOBECs - biological double-agents that start out as a friend to our cells but morph into a deadly enemy as cancers develop.

by Emma Smith | Analysis | 12 May 2015

12 May 2015

Behind the ovarian cancer ‘blood test’ headlines, new drugs to tackle resistance, plus what can a supercomputer called Watson do to help cancer care? Behind the ovarian cancer ‘blood test’ headlines, new drugs to tackle resistance, plus what can a supercomputer called Watson do to help cancer care?

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 9 May 2015

9 May 2015

Cross cancer out image

We look back on our General Election campaign, covering all the different ways we've been asking election candidates to help Cross Cancer Out. We look back on our General Election campaign, covering all the different ways we've been asking election candidates to help Cross Cancer Out.

by Lara Stanley | Analysis | 6 May 2015

6 May 2015

Newspapers

Keeping active among bowel cancer patients, misleading reports of a ‘DNA-detecting toothbrush’, plus hype around a non-existent ‘test’ for cancer. Keeping active among bowel cancer patients, misleading reports of a ‘DNA-detecting toothbrush’, plus hype around a non-existent ‘test’ for cancer.

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 2 May 2015

2 May 2015

Liquid nitrogen science
  • Health & Medicine
  • Science & Technology

Pint of Science 2015: from cows to cancer clinical trials

Fancy hearing about the latest developments in cancer research? Well some of our scientists might be gathering in a venue near you to tell all. Fancy hearing about the latest developments in cancer research? Well some of our scientists might be gathering in a venue near you to tell all.

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 1 May 2015

1 May 2015

Telephone exchange

We go back to the 1980s, and the crucial discovery of a fundamental cancer gene by our researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research We go back to the 1980s, and the crucial discovery of a fundamental cancer gene by our researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research

by Buddhini Samarasinghe | Analysis | 29 April 2015

29 April 2015

This entry is part 22 of 30 in the series Our milestones

New immunotherapy results from a big US conference, another first step towards ‘personalised cancer vaccines’, plus what’s an ‘injectable lab’? New immunotherapy results from a big US conference, another first step towards ‘personalised cancer vaccines’, plus what’s an ‘injectable lab’?

by Nick Peel | Analysis | 25 April 2015

25 April 2015