Study finds prostate cancer tests underestimate disease in half of cases

A BJC study shows grading and staging prostate cancer underestimate how severe the disease was in half the cancers classified as slow growing. A BJC study shows grading and staging prostate cancer underestimate how severe the disease was in half the cancers classified as slow growing.

11 April 2014

• Science & Technology

When muscle turns to bone – clues for treating deadly childhood brain tumours

What links a rare form of childhood brain tumour and an even rarer disease that turns muscle into bone? Our researchers have just discovered the answer. What links a rare form of childhood brain tumour and an even rarer disease that turns muscle into bone? Our researchers have just discovered the answer.

7 April 2014

• Health & Medicine

CRT and Teva’s collaboration yields successful outcome with novel aPKC protein inhibitor cancer drug development candidate

CRT announces a successful outcome to collaborating with Teva - identiying a novel atypical Protein Kinase C (aPKC) inhibitor pre-clinical candidate. CRT announces a successful outcome to collaborating with Teva - identiying a novel atypical Protein Kinase C (aPKC) inhibitor pre-clinical candidate.

7 April 2014

Genetic flaw may hold key to deadly childhood brain tumour

Scientists may have discovered a new way to treat a type of childhood brain tumour that has proved incurable up until now. Scientists may have discovered a new way to treat a type of childhood brain tumour that has proved incurable up until now.

6 April 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest - Chantler review on standard packs, revolutionary bowel cancer trial, laser popped ‘nanoballoons’ and more

From the Chantler review on standard packs for cigarettes, to lasers and popping ‘nanoballoons’. Catch up on the week's cancer news. From the Chantler review on standard packs for cigarettes, to lasers and popping ‘nanoballoons’. Catch up on the week's cancer news.

5 April 2014

• Health & Medicine

Chantler review supports standard tobacco packs – but what next?

Following an independent review by Sir Cyril Chantler, standardised tobacco packaging could be introduced by the next general election. Following an independent review by Sir Cyril Chantler, standardised tobacco packaging could be introduced by the next general election.

3 April 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

New clinical trial rules boost patient benefit in Europe

The European Parliament's new rules governing clinical trials are to help improve treatments and make Europe a more attractive place for research. The European Parliament's new rules governing clinical trials are to help improve treatments and make Europe a more attractive place for research.

3 April 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

A big step towards cutting red tape for research

A new £4.5 million Government funding boost will improve the way research is approved in the NHS. But what does it mean for patients? A new £4.5 million Government funding boost will improve the way research is approved in the NHS. But what does it mean for patients?

2 April 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

World-first clinical trial launches for advanced bowel cancer

Patients with advanced bowel cancer are set to benefit from the launch of a new clinical trial targeting treatments to their specific cancer type  Patients with advanced bowel cancer are set to benefit from the launch of a new clinical trial targeting treatments to their specific cancer type 

2 April 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

Nobody deserves to die from lung cancer

Lung cancer is a devastating disease and the UK's biggest cancer killer, but people don't like to talk about it. Lung cancer is a devastating disease and the UK's biggest cancer killer, but people don't like to talk about it.

1 April 2014

Cancer Research UK teams up with Winton and others to help solve 'big data' challenges

Cancer Research UK is holding its first conference to address the ever increasing challenges of ‘big data’  Cancer Research UK is holding its first conference to address the ever increasing challenges of ‘big data’ 

1 April 2014