Sharon and Kelly Osbourne unite against cancer – mother and daughter duo call on women to join Race for Life

Sharon and Kelly Osbourne unite with Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life and ask women across the UK to join the Pink Army to help beat cancer sooner. Sharon and Kelly Osbourne unite with Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life and ask women across the UK to join the Pink Army to help beat cancer sooner.

18 June 2015

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News digest - pensioners’ risk of melanoma, mimicking blood vessels, clam cancer and more

Package holiday boom and increased skin cancer rates, breast cancer cells may mimic blood vessels to spread and clams can catch cancer from clams. Package holiday boom and increased skin cancer rates, breast cancer cells may mimic blood vessels to spread and clams can catch cancer from clams.

11 April 2015

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - Angelina Jolie, pesticides, liver cancer, and more

We've digested all the week's key cancer-related headlines. You can read them here. We've digested all the week's key cancer-related headlines. You can read them here.

28 March 2015

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - standard packs are ‘go’, immunotherapy advances, risk-reducing surgery, and more

MPs vote to introduce standardised tobacco packaging, plus fascinating new research on immunotherapies, and two stories of cancer risk-reducing surgery. MPs vote to introduce standardised tobacco packaging, plus fascinating new research on immunotherapies, and two stories of cancer risk-reducing surgery.

14 March 2015

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• Health & Medicine

Unpicking the genetic ‘patchwork’ in ovarian cancer

Our researchers are investigating the genetic 'patchwork' underlying ovarian tumours, which will lead to more effective treatments in the future. Our researchers are investigating the genetic 'patchwork' underlying ovarian tumours, which will lead to more effective treatments in the future.

12 March 2015

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Pushing ‘unstable’ pancreatic cancers over the edge

We look at fascinating new research from our scientists showing that pancreatic cancer can be split into four different types. We look at fascinating new research from our scientists showing that pancreatic cancer can be split into four different types.

26 February 2015

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Lethal Weapon Too: Using DNA repair processes to target cancer

A Lethal Weapon against cancer? Researchers are using ‘synthetic lethality’ to develop new treatments based on targeting DNA repair processes. A Lethal Weapon against cancer? Researchers are using ‘synthetic lethality’ to develop new treatments based on targeting DNA repair processes.

24 February 2015

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Teaching the next generation to crack the enigma of cancer

From the Oscars to code-breaking science - we look at how our researchers are helping school children crack cancer's DNA secrets using computers. From the Oscars to code-breaking science - we look at how our researchers are helping school children crack cancer's DNA secrets using computers.

23 February 2015

2014 – a year of prizes and awards

We look back on the prizes and awards our scientists received in 2014. We look back on the prizes and awards our scientists received in 2014.

3 February 2015

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The Enemy Within – 50 years of fighting cancer

We look back on the last 50 years of cancer research, where we were, what we've achieved and what's still left to do. We look back on the last 50 years of cancer research, where we were, what we've achieved and what's still left to do.

25 December 2014

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News digest - the Autumn Statement and cancer, surgery in older people, broccoli and more

The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement and what it means for cancer, new report on surgery in older patients, and is there such a thing as a ‘broccoli pill'? The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement and what it means for cancer, new report on surgery in older patients, and is there such a thing as a ‘broccoli pill'?

6 December 2014

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NCRI 2014 conference summary - day 3

Here’s our round up from day three of the NCRI cancer conference in Liverpool. Here’s our round up from day three of the NCRI cancer conference in Liverpool.

5 November 2014