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Extracellular matrix
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Surviving in the matrix

The extracellular matrix is much more than just a passive supporting environment for cells… so does it have a role in cancer? The extracellular matrix is much more than just a passive supporting environment for cells… so does it have a role in cancer?

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 17 February 2026

17 February 2026

Careers

Good leadership is vital for successful science – so how, exactly, do you get good at it? Ally Walters talks us through it... Good leadership is vital for successful science – so how, exactly, do you get good at it? Ally Walters talks us through it...

by Cancer Research UK | Analysis | 11 February 2026

11 February 2026

This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Research Careers
This entry is part 33 of 34 in the series That Cancer Conversation
Patient hand holding injectable pens and measuring tape

There’s a lot of evidence that weight loss drugs can help people reach a healthy weight, but does that mean they can help prevent cancer? There’s a lot of evidence that weight loss drugs can help people reach a healthy weight, but does that mean they can help prevent cancer?

by Sophie Wedekind | In depth | 5 February 2026

5 February 2026

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The UK Government has launched a National Cancer Plan for England. We break down what's in the plan and what it means for people affected by cancer. The UK Government has launched a National Cancer Plan for England. We break down what's in the plan and what it means for people affected by cancer.

by Matt Sample | Analysis | 4 February 2026

4 February 2026

Minding the gap

Tim Bodicoat ponders the thawing of the biotech winter and asks if the market can ever tell you if it’s the right time to launch a start-up… Tim Bodicoat ponders the thawing of the biotech winter and asks if the market can ever tell you if it’s the right time to launch a start-up…

by Tim Bodicoat | Analysis | 3 February 2026

3 February 2026

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Minding the gap
A woman facing away from the camera looks at medicine on pharmacy shelves.

With our funding, researchers at Imperial College London are investigating whether we can look for patterns in the medicines people buy to identify very early-stage cancers. With our funding, researchers at Imperial College London are investigating whether we can look for patterns in the medicines people buy to identify very early-stage cancers.

by Tim Gunn | News | 2 February 2026

2 February 2026

A close up shot of a person putting the bowel cancer test sample in the sample holder to send off by mail for testing.

NHS England has announced it will up the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening tests, a change that should help save more lives from the country's second leading cause of cancer death. NHS England has announced it will up the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening tests, a change that should help save more lives from the country's second leading cause of cancer death.

by Tim Gunn | News | 26 January 2026

26 January 2026

That Cancer Conversation in a white speech bubble with a dark blue background

In this episode we discuss how AI is starting to shape healthcare. We speak to technology broadcaster and journalist, Lara Lewington and AI researcher, Prof Peter Coveney. In this episode we discuss how AI is starting to shape healthcare. We speak to technology broadcaster and journalist, Lara Lewington and AI researcher, Prof Peter Coveney.

by Cancer Research UK | Podcast | 22 January 2026

22 January 2026

This entry is part 32 of 34 in the series That Cancer Conversation