• For Researchers

CAFs and cross-talk – a recipe to close the gap on pancreatic cancer?

A determined junior group leader thinks the key to tackling pancreatic cancer lay in the complexity of cancer associated fibroblasts… A determined junior group leader thinks the key to tackling pancreatic cancer lay in the complexity of cancer associated fibroblasts…

8 May 2024

• Science & Technology

The ‘mystery’ culprit causing kidney cancer worldwide

Researchers from the Cancer Grand Challenges Mutographs team have identified a previously unknown mutational signature in the DNA of kidney cancer across 11 countries Researchers from the Cancer Grand Challenges Mutographs team have identified a previously unknown mutational signature in the DNA of kidney cancer across 11 countries

1 May 2024

• Science & Technology

Following CUPiD’s arrow: A new blood test to find cancer of unknown primary

Researchers in Manchester have developed CUPiD, a blood test that could transform the diagnostic journey of someone with cancer of unknown primary. Researchers in Manchester have developed CUPiD, a blood test that could transform the diagnostic journey of someone with cancer of unknown primary.

23 April 2024

• Health & Medicine

Are ultra-processed foods linked to cancer?

The term ‘ultra-processed foods’ has been hard to avoid in recent years. But what are they? And do they really impact our health? The term ‘ultra-processed foods’ has been hard to avoid in recent years. But what are they? And do they really impact our health?

18 April 2024

• For Researchers

Unleashing the potential of immunity for early cancer detection

Can we leverage the exquisitely sensitive immune system for the early detection of cancer? Evie Fitzsimons is working on just that... Can we leverage the exquisitely sensitive immune system for the early detection of cancer? Evie Fitzsimons is working on just that...

15 March 2024

• Science & Technology

From lemonade stand to grand challenge: changing how we treat cancer in children and young people

Cancer Grand Challenges team KOODAC are changing how we treat cancer in children and young people. Children made their work possible. Cancer Grand Challenges team KOODAC are changing how we treat cancer in children and young people. Children made their work possible.

6 March 2024

• For Researchers

Understanding metastasis in the light of evolution

Getting to grips with metastasis means understanding the evolutionary mechanisms behind this complex biology, says Dr Simone Zaccaria... Getting to grips with metastasis means understanding the evolutionary mechanisms behind this complex biology, says Dr Simone Zaccaria...

27 February 2024

• For Researchers

Hunting for the future: How an international collaboration is giving liver cancer researchers hope

Two leads of the HUNTER project chat immunobiology, biobanking and why only an international collaboration will shift the needle on liver cancer Two leads of the HUNTER project chat immunobiology, biobanking and why only an international collaboration will shift the needle on liver cancer

7 February 2024

• For Researchers

Getting precise over multiple myeloma

Lessons must be learnt from the personalised medicine revolution in solid cancers if we are to push treatment of multiple myeloma forward Lessons must be learnt from the personalised medicine revolution in solid cancers if we are to push treatment of multiple myeloma forward

8 January 2024

• Policy & Insight
• Charity News

7 videos that defined cancer policy in 2023

It’s been another exciting year for policy at Cancer Research UK. So, to celebrate the end of the year, we’ve put together 7 videos that illustrate some of the fantastic progress we’ve made in 2023. It’s been another exciting year for policy at Cancer Research UK. So, to celebrate the end of the year, we’ve put together 7 videos that illustrate some of the fantastic progress we’ve made in 2023.

27 December 2023

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

2023 roundup: 5 of our most important cancer research stories of the year

2023 has been a big year for Cancer Research UK, and there's been a lot to celebrate. So, to end the year, we want to highlight just a few of our most exciting research stories of 2023. 2023 has been a big year for Cancer Research UK, and there's been a lot to celebrate. So, to end the year, we want to highlight just a few of our most exciting research stories of 2023.

18 December 2023