• Science & Technology

Scientists decipher key steps in cancer development to improve treatment

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered the timing of key genetic mistakes that fuel tumour growth. Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered the timing of key genetic mistakes that fuel tumour growth.

15 April 2015

Cancer Research Technology and Medivir collaborate to develop new class of cancer drugs

Cancer Research Technology and Medivir have jointly announced a partnership to develop a new class of drugs. Cancer Research Technology and Medivir have jointly announced a partnership to develop a new class of drugs.

14 April 2015

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£5m stratified medicine programme launched to personalise care for bowel cancer patients

Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council jointly launched a Stratified Medicine Consortium to help personalise bowel cancer treatment Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council jointly launched a Stratified Medicine Consortium to help personalise bowel cancer treatment

14 April 2015

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Melanoma’s ‘safe haven’ targeted for shut-down

Melanoma cells become drug resistant by using surrounding healthy cells to provide a ‘safe haven’ from treatment reveals new research published in Cancer Cell. Melanoma cells become drug resistant by using surrounding healthy cells to provide a ‘safe haven’ from treatment reveals new research published in Cancer Cell.

13 April 2015

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - pensioners’ risk of melanoma, mimicking blood vessels, clam cancer and more

Package holiday boom and increased skin cancer rates, breast cancer cells may mimic blood vessels to spread and clams can catch cancer from clams. Package holiday boom and increased skin cancer rates, breast cancer cells may mimic blood vessels to spread and clams can catch cancer from clams.

11 April 2015

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Pensioners seven times more likely to get deadly skin cancer than 40 years ago

People over 65 are around seven times more likely to develop malignant melanoma compared to 40 years ago. People over 65 are around seven times more likely to develop malignant melanoma compared to 40 years ago.

6 April 2015

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - prostate cancer family tree, pineapples, walnuts and more

New research plots the genetic history of prostate cancer, plus misleading claims about pineapples and walnuts. Here’s this week’s cancer news. New research plots the genetic history of prostate cancer, plus misleading claims about pineapples and walnuts. Here’s this week’s cancer news.

4 April 2015

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• Health & Medicine

Diagnosing cancer earlier - the latest research from the 2015 NAEDI conference

We pick the highlights from this year's National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI) conference. We pick the highlights from this year's National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI) conference.

2 April 2015

• Science & Technology

Moving to the Crick: excitement and trepidation

A scientist tells us about what he and the rest of his team are thinking about moving to the new Francis Crick Institute in London. A scientist tells us about what he and the rest of his team are thinking about moving to the new Francis Crick Institute in London.

2 April 2015

Older people at higher risk of emergency cancer diagnosis

People over 60 are at higher risk of being diagnosed with lung or bowel cancer as an emergency in hospital than younger people, according to a report. People over 60 are at higher risk of being diagnosed with lung or bowel cancer as an emergency in hospital than younger people, according to a report.

2 April 2015

Body’s cancer defences hijacked to make pancreatic and lung cancers more aggressive

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that a vital self-destruct switch in cells is hijacked. Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that a vital self-destruct switch in cells is hijacked.

2 April 2015