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Bellway achieves goal of raising £4 million for Cancer Research UK

3 February 2025

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Video: Dr Adrienne Boire on metastasis, using CSF for early detection and operating at the interface of the clinic and the lab

Dr Adrienne Boire talks about metastasis in brain cancer and the interface between research and the clinic... Dr Adrienne Boire talks about metastasis in brain cancer and the interface between research and the clinic...

30 January 2025

• Science & Technology

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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Can shopping data help diagnose cancer earlier?

The idea of using shopping behaviour as an early signal of ovarian cancer is certainly thinking outside the box, but could it work? The idea of using shopping behaviour as an early signal of ovarian cancer is certainly thinking outside the box, but could it work?

28 January 2025

• Health & Medicine

NHS offers new drug to stop children and teens losing hearing after chemotherapy

A first-of-its-kind drug that protects the hearing of babies, children and young people undergoing cancer treatment has been approved for NHS use in England, based on the results of one of our trials.   A first-of-its-kind drug that protects the hearing of babies, children and young people undergoing cancer treatment has been approved for NHS use in England, based on the results of one of our trials.  

28 January 2025

• Science & Technology

An AI test to help guide bowel cancer treatment

A new AI test that looks at immune cells could help people with stage 2 bowel cancer avoid chemotherapy after surgery, cutting side effects. A new AI test that looks at immune cells could help people with stage 2 bowel cancer avoid chemotherapy after surgery, cutting side effects.

27 January 2025

• Science & Technology

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

• For Researchers

Watching the detectives – meet the experts chasing down cancer risk

Understanding cancer risk is key to early detection, and the Cancer Data Driven Detection – or CD3 – project aims to do so in an unprecedented fashion Understanding cancer risk is key to early detection, and the Cancer Data Driven Detection – or CD3 – project aims to do so in an unprecedented fashion

22 January 2025

• Science & Technology

£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

• Health & Medicine

Death rates from liver cancer double in the last 20 years

New analysis from our Cancer Intelligence team reveals that liver cancer death rates in the UK are almost twice as high as they were 20 years ago, making the disease the fastest rising cause of cancer death in the country. New analysis from our Cancer Intelligence team reveals that liver cancer death rates in the UK are almost twice as high as they were 20 years ago, making the disease the fastest rising cause of cancer death in the country.

15 January 2025

• Health & Medicine

NHS England starts sending bowel cancer screening tests to over-50s

NHS England's bowel cancer screening is expanding to 50 and 52-year-olds. Everyone 50 to 74 will now receive a FIT kit every two years. NHS England's bowel cancer screening is expanding to 50 and 52-year-olds. Everyone 50 to 74 will now receive a FIT kit every two years.

14 January 2025