Putting lung cancer under the magnifying glass

15 August 2013

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Huge genetic analysis points to cancer-causing culprits

New research has identified genetic clues that could help scientists fingerprint a cancer and help pinpoint its origin - we take an in-depth look. New research has identified genetic clues that could help scientists fingerprint a cancer and help pinpoint its origin - we take an in-depth look.

14 August 2013

• Health & Medicine

'Mitotic spindles' could help develop better chemo drugs

We hear from a cancer research expert about how part of a cell's internal skeleton links chemotherapy drugs to controlling how cells divide. We hear from a cancer research expert about how part of a cell's internal skeleton links chemotherapy drugs to controlling how cells divide.

14 August 2013

• Health & Medicine

A groundbreaking clinical trial for children with aggressive neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a type of childhood cancer and our researchers are pioneering new clinical trials to tackle aggressive forms of the disease - how does it work? Neuroblastoma is a type of childhood cancer and our researchers are pioneering new clinical trials to tackle aggressive forms of the disease - how does it work?

13 August 2013

Cancer Research UK launches international trial for treatment of relapsed neuroblastoma

Cancer Research UK scientists and paediatric cancer specialists have launched the BEACON-neuroblastoma trial, which aims to find the best chemotherapy regimen for children and young adults with recurring or resistant neuroblastoma. Researchers will also investigate whether blocking the growth of new blood vessels supplying the tumours can enhance this treatment. Cancer Research UK scientists and paediatric cancer specialists have launched the BEACON-neuroblastoma trial, which aims to find the best chemotherapy regimen for children and young adults with recurring or resistant neuroblastoma. Researchers will also investigate whether blocking the growth of new blood vessels supplying the tumours can enhance this treatment.

13 August 2013

Experimental drugs for breast cancer could treat lung cancer too

Scientists have discovered that experimental drugs first developed for breast and ovarian cancer could be used to treat lung cancer. Scientists have discovered that experimental drugs first developed for breast and ovarian cancer could be used to treat lung cancer.

12 August 2013

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

News digest – immortal cells, data privacy, Chinese medicines and more

9 August 2013

• Health & Medicine

Tackling rare cancers must be an international effort

We turn our focus towards rare cancers and how the difficulty in tackling these diseases can be addressed through globe-spanning research collaboration. We turn our focus towards rare cancers and how the difficulty in tackling these diseases can be addressed through globe-spanning research collaboration.

8 August 2013

Cancer patients want more say in treatment decisions

Cancer patients under 55 want more of a say in the decisions made about their treatment, according to new research being published in the British Journal of Cancer. Cancer patients under 55 want more of a say in the decisions made about their treatment, according to new research being published in the British Journal of Cancer.

7 August 2013

Vigorous exercise cuts womb cancer risk in overweight women by more than a third

Overweight women who take regular intense exercise cut their risk of developing endometrial cancer, the most common form of womb cancer, by more than a third (39 per cent) , according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer. Overweight women who take regular intense exercise cut their risk of developing endometrial cancer, the most common form of womb cancer, by more than a third (39 per cent) , according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer.

7 August 2013

• Health & Medicine

The fearsome complexity of classifying brain tumours

We take an in-depth look at what brain tumours are, how our knowledge about them is evolving and what this means for tackling brain tumours in the future. We take an in-depth look at what brain tumours are, how our knowledge about them is evolving and what this means for tackling brain tumours in the future.

6 August 2013

• Science & Technology

Genetic "fine-tuners" and breast cancer

In the wake of a huge study mapping cancer genetics, new research has linked a tiny bit of genetic material to the immune system and breast cancer. In the wake of a huge study mapping cancer genetics, new research has linked a tiny bit of genetic material to the immune system and breast cancer.

5 August 2013