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A group of postgraduate researchers working in a laboratory at the University of Nottingham.
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  • Science & Technology

Getting ahead of cancer: our 2024 research highlights

The advances we made in 2024 are helping turn cancer from a disease doctors diagnose and treat to one we can seek out and stop. Here are some of our biggest stories from the past 12 months. The advances we made in 2024 are helping turn cancer from a disease doctors diagnose and treat to one we can seek out and stop. Here are some of our biggest stories from the past 12 months.

by Sadaf Shafaghmotlagh, Tim Gunn | In depth | 17 December 2024

17 December 2024

Two people sitting talking to a GP

Cancer screening saves thousands of lives each year. Here are our top tips for making the screening process just a little bit easier. Cancer screening saves thousands of lives each year. Here are our top tips for making the screening process just a little bit easier.

by Sophie Brooks | In depth | 9 December 2024

9 December 2024

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We’re grateful to benefit from the support of more than 25,000 incredible volunteers, supporters and panel members.  Here, we're taking a look back at some of the varied and inspiring ways that people have given their time to support us this year.  We’re grateful to benefit from the support of more than 25,000 incredible volunteers, supporters and panel members.  Here, we're taking a look back at some of the varied and inspiring ways that people have given their time to support us this year. 

by Anna Elliott | In depth | 3 December 2024

3 December 2024

A graphic showing analysis from a genomic test.
  • Policy & Insight
  • Health & Medicine
  • Science & Technology

The story of genomics - and our plan for its next chapter

Genomics is taking us from a ‘one size fits all’ approach to cancer care to one that's much more personalised. But that change is happening quickly, and the health system is struggling to keep up. Here's our plan for making sure that genomics benefits the whole of the UK. Genomics is taking us from a ‘one size fits all’ approach to cancer care to one that's much more personalised. But that change is happening quickly, and the health system is struggling to keep up. Here's our plan for making sure that genomics benefits the whole of the UK.

by Emily Eagles, Tim Gunn | In depth | 7 November 2024

7 November 2024

This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series Research is Beautiful
Winner

Drum roll please! For the first time, our winner is not just one image, but a colourful trio capturing the wonder of cancer research.  Drum roll please! For the first time, our winner is not just one image, but a colourful trio capturing the wonder of cancer research. 

by Phil Prime | In depth | 2 October 2024

2 October 2024

This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Research is Beautiful
Radiographer looking at a mammogram image

Since the discovery of the BRCA genes 30 years ago, we’ve made huge leaps forward in understanding faulty BRCA-driven cancers – leaps that are saving and improving lives right now​. Since the discovery of the BRCA genes 30 years ago, we’ve made huge leaps forward in understanding faulty BRCA-driven cancers – leaps that are saving and improving lives right now​.

by Amy Warnock | In depth | 1 October 2024

1 October 2024

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Multi-cancer tests
A sample of a mouse model of a tumour seen through team Rosetta's tools.

Cancer Grand Challenges team Rosetta found how some of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat breast cancers get the energy they need to grow and spread so quickly. Now we can see about slowing them down for good. Cancer Grand Challenges team Rosetta found how some of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat breast cancers get the energy they need to grow and spread so quickly. Now we can see about slowing them down for good.

by Tim Gunn | In depth | 24 September 2024

24 September 2024

Super-resolution 3D bile ducts

After a difficult time picking a winner, here are a few of our top picks from the rest of August’s entries. After a difficult time picking a winner, here are a few of our top picks from the rest of August’s entries.

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 18 September 2024

18 September 2024

This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series Research is Beautiful