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The DETERMINE trial team celebrating at the Bionow awards

Since launching in December 2021, the DETERMINE trial has hit many milestones on the way to providing much needed treatment options for people with rare cancers, including treating its 100th patient. On Rare Disease Day, we look back at some of those key achievements. Since launching in December 2021, the DETERMINE trial has hit many milestones on the way to providing much needed treatment options for people with rare cancers, including treating its 100th patient. On Rare Disease Day, we look back at some of those key achievements.

by Tim Bodicoat | In depth | 28 February 2025

28 February 2025

A pattern of pink poo icons on a turquoise background.
  • Health & Medicine

Let's talk about poo

Talking about poo can save lives from bowel cancer. Here are our top poo facts to get the conversation going. Talking about poo can save lives from bowel cancer. Here are our top poo facts to get the conversation going.

by Julia Cotterill | In depth | 24 February 2025

24 February 2025

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Multi-cancer tests
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A green beam of light from a radiotherapy machine.

Modern radiotherapy is used to treat more than 140,000 people with cancer in the UK every year. We've brought it a long way since 1896. Here's the full story. Modern radiotherapy is used to treat more than 140,000 people with cancer in the UK every year. We've brought it a long way since 1896. Here's the full story.

by Tim Gunn | In depth | 17 February 2025

17 February 2025

disability

Disability need not hold you back from an incredible research career. We hear from researchers who have not just managed, but thrived… Disability need not hold you back from an incredible research career. We hear from researchers who have not just managed, but thrived…

by Phil Prime | In depth | 11 February 2025

11 February 2025

This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series Diversity in research
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spatial transcriptomics

Our Research is Beautiful campaign continues to inspire with some fantastic images, but there has to be a winner, and here’s January’s… Our Research is Beautiful campaign continues to inspire with some fantastic images, but there has to be a winner, and here’s January’s…

by Phil Prime | In depth | 3 February 2025

3 February 2025

This entry is part 11 of 19 in the series Research is Beautiful
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The idea of using shopping behaviour as an early signal of ovarian cancer is certainly thinking outside the box, but could it work? The idea of using shopping behaviour as an early signal of ovarian cancer is certainly thinking outside the box, but could it work?

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 28 January 2025

28 January 2025

Health data

Understanding cancer risk is key to early detection, and the Cancer Data Driven Detection – or CD3 – project aims to do so in an unprecedented fashion Understanding cancer risk is key to early detection, and the Cancer Data Driven Detection – or CD3 – project aims to do so in an unprecedented fashion

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 22 January 2025

22 January 2025

5 people holding signs across the river from Westminster

It's been a busy year for the policy team at Cancer Research UK! From campaigning for tobacco control to working internationally to beat cervical cancer, here are seven policy highlights from 2024. It's been a busy year for the policy team at Cancer Research UK! From campaigning for tobacco control to working internationally to beat cervical cancer, here are seven policy highlights from 2024.

by Stephen Breen | In depth | 27 December 2024

27 December 2024

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

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

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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