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ASTROCYTES

After a difficult time picking a winner, here are a few of our top picks from the rest of March’s entries... After a difficult time picking a winner, here are a few of our top picks from the rest of March’s entries...

by Phil Prime | In depth | 15 April 2026

15 April 2026

This entry is part 16 of 16 in the series Research is Beautiful
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The young people powering the future of cancer research

By contributing to the VIVO Biobank, teenagers and young adults like Cory and Aleesha-Marie are powering lifechanging discoveries. By contributing to the VIVO Biobank, teenagers and young adults like Cory and Aleesha-Marie are powering lifechanging discoveries.

by Khrisha Gajparia, Tim Gunn | In depth, Personal stories | 15 April 2026

15 April 2026

NexTGen team looking at a computer screen in lab

A pioneering trial from Cancer Grand Challenges team NexTGen is testing whether their cutting-edge new therapy can help treat children and young people with solid tumours by harnessing the immune system. A pioneering trial from Cancer Grand Challenges team NexTGen is testing whether their cutting-edge new therapy can help treat children and young people with solid tumours by harnessing the immune system.

by Sophie Wedekind | News | 8 April 2026

8 April 2026

This entry is part 37 of 37 in the series That Cancer Conversation
Academic publishing

The open access movement was bold and promising, but ultimately disappointing. Now is the time to stop and call for a new way to make publishing work… The open access movement was bold and promising, but ultimately disappointing. Now is the time to stop and call for a new way to make publishing work…

by Cancer Research UK | Analysis | 1 April 2026

1 April 2026

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Evolution is the power behind cancer. It might also be our best way to stop it. We’re unlocking insights to make sure that when cancer evolves, science evolves faster. Evolution is the power behind cancer. It might also be our best way to stop it. We’re unlocking insights to make sure that when cancer evolves, science evolves faster.

by Tim Gunn | In depth | 26 March 2026

26 March 2026

Endothelial cells

Our relaunched Research is Beautiful image competition continues to inspire with some fantastic entries – here’s the successful image for March! Our relaunched Research is Beautiful image competition continues to inspire with some fantastic entries – here’s the successful image for March!

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 25 March 2026

25 March 2026

This entry is part 15 of 16 in the series Research is Beautiful
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In this episode, we're exploring the future of cancer prevention. We dive into the surprising clues hidden in the animal kingdom, the mystery of human “super avoiders,” and the cutting-edge research that could make cancer prevention more targeted and personalised than ever before. In this episode, we're exploring the future of cancer prevention. We dive into the surprising clues hidden in the animal kingdom, the mystery of human “super avoiders,” and the cutting-edge research that could make cancer prevention more targeted and personalised than ever before.

by Cancer Research UK | Podcast | 19 March 2026

19 March 2026

This entry is part 36 of 37 in the series That Cancer Conversation
Charles Swanton

As his tenure as CRUK’s Chief Clinician comes to an end – we caught up with Professor Charles Swanton to talk legacy and conceptual shifts… As his tenure as CRUK’s Chief Clinician comes to an end – we caught up with Professor Charles Swanton to talk legacy and conceptual shifts…

by Phil Prime | Interview | 18 March 2026

18 March 2026

Confocal micrograph of highly invasive tumour cells derived from a rare paediatric brain tumour.

A discovery at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute could lead to an immunotherapy for treating multiple types of brain tumours in children and young people. A discovery at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute could lead to an immunotherapy for treating multiple types of brain tumours in children and young people.

by Sophie Wedekind | Analysis | 18 March 2026

18 March 2026