• Health & Medicine

Seeing past cancer’s invisibility cloak

Find out how our researchers are trying to reveal cancer cells for what they really are. All with the help of Stand Up To Cancer. Find out how our researchers are trying to reveal cancer cells for what they really are. All with the help of Stand Up To Cancer.

20 October 2016

• Science & Technology

Tumour cells may ‘hijack’ white blood cells to help spread

White blood cells that usually help fight infections could be co-opted by cancer cells to help tumours spread, a new US study has found. White blood cells that usually help fight infections could be co-opted by cancer cells to help tumours spread, a new US study has found.

20 October 2016

• Charity News
• For Supporters

David Haye announces his biggest fight yet

David Haye, former world heavyweight champion, took to twitter to announce his next fight against his toughest opponent in aid of Stand Up To Cancer. David Haye, former world heavyweight champion, took to twitter to announce his next fight against his toughest opponent in aid of Stand Up To Cancer.

19 October 2016

• Health & Medicine

Tobacco companies 'exaggerating need for small retailers to sell cigarettes'

Tobacco companies are exaggerating the need for small retailers to sell cigarettes and the impact it has on footfall and profits. Tobacco companies are exaggerating the need for small retailers to sell cigarettes and the impact it has on footfall and profits.

19 October 2016

• Science & Technology

How a little known organ could protect people who’ve had stem cell transplants

Our Stand Up To Cancer-funded researchers in Birmingham are turning their immune cell knowledge into ways to tackle infection after treatment. Our Stand Up To Cancer-funded researchers in Birmingham are turning their immune cell knowledge into ways to tackle infection after treatment.

18 October 2016

• Health & Medicine

New consent forms for cancer treatments published

Cancer patients are being given a new consent form to better explain the drugs they will be given before starting treatment. Cancer patients are being given a new consent form to better explain the drugs they will be given before starting treatment.

18 October 2016

• For Researchers

A new era for pancreatic cancer: The Dream Team

We catch up with Professor Gerard Evan, a cancer genetics expert in Cambridge, to hear about his Stand Up To Cancer-funded work on pancreatic cancer. We catch up with Professor Gerard Evan, a cancer genetics expert in Cambridge, to hear about his Stand Up To Cancer-funded work on pancreatic cancer.

17 October 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

News digest – barriers to seeing the GP, soaring annual cancer cases, further worrying obesity findings, taxing sugary drinks and… turkeys?

Annual cancer cases are rising in the UK; new barriers to seeing the GP identified; encouraging results from immunotherapy trials; taxing sugary drinks, and could gobbling turkey meat help fight cancer? Annual cancer cases are rising in the UK; new barriers to seeing the GP identified; encouraging results from immunotherapy trials; taxing sugary drinks, and could gobbling turkey meat help fight cancer?

15 October 2016

• Health & Medicine

Why has science seemingly changed its mind on night shifts and breast cancer?

New research has a possible answer to a long-standing question over whether working night shifts increases the risk of breast cancer. New research has a possible answer to a long-standing question over whether working night shifts increases the risk of breast cancer.

14 October 2016

• Health & Medicine

Cancer waiting times: what's causing the delays?

A key cancer waiting time target has been missed again in England, we investigate why. A key cancer waiting time target has been missed again in England, we investigate why.

13 October 2016