Search Results: TRACERx

• Policy & Insight

Opinion: "There's cause for optimism in 2021 and beyond"

COVID-19 changed so much of our plans, but it didn’t change everything. In this dark year, there were still pockets of light, writes our CEO Michelle Mitchell. COVID-19 changed so much of our plans, but it didn’t change everything. In this dark year, there were still pockets of light, writes our CEO Michelle Mitchell.

30 December 2020

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

2020 round-up: Our biggest cancer stories of the year

We've rounded-up some of the most talked about topics from the blog this year We've rounded-up some of the most talked about topics from the blog this year

20 December 2020

• Charity News

Cancer Research UK forced to cut research funding due to COVID-19

Due to the effects of COVID-19, Cancer Research UK has had to cut its research funding by £45 million. Due to the effects of COVID-19, Cancer Research UK has had to cut its research funding by £45 million.

8 December 2020

• Science & Technology

Moves and countermoves: How the immune system responds to lung cancer’s ‘tactics’

Scientists working on the TRACERx project have mapped how the immune systems responds to lung tumours over time Scientists working on the TRACERx project have mapped how the immune systems responds to lung tumours over time

4 June 2020

• Science & Technology

AI could predict risk of lung cancer coming back

Computer scientists working with pathologists have trained an AI tool to determine which lung cancer patients have a higher risk of their disease coming back Computer scientists working with pathologists have trained an AI tool to determine which lung cancer patients have a higher risk of their disease coming back

27 May 2020

• For Supporters

How much does research cost?

We take a look at some of the costs involved in our life-saving work to raise awareness of cancer and to prevent, diagnose and treat the disease. We take a look at some of the costs involved in our life-saving work to raise awareness of cancer and to prevent, diagnose and treat the disease.

17 March 2020

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – preventable cancers, nurse shortages, vaping and cancer’s ‘spare tyre’

Maintaining a healthy diet and not smoking are some of the main lifestyle changes that could mean 400 fewer cancer cases are diagnosed each day. Maintaining a healthy diet and not smoking are some of the main lifestyle changes that could mean 400 fewer cancer cases are diagnosed each day.

7 March 2020

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Our biggest cancer news stories of 2019

We look back at the top cancer news stories of 2019, including the first trial of a cancer breath test. We look back at the top cancer news stories of 2019, including the first trial of a cancer breath test.

17 December 2019

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest –  Dame Sally Davies, lung cancer predictions, fast food packaging and CRISPR

Taking blood during surgery could help scientists decide how likely lung cancer is to return after surgery. Taking blood during surgery could help scientists decide how likely lung cancer is to return after surgery.

12 October 2019

• Science & Technology

Predicting lung cancer’s return at surgery

New lung cancer research shows that detecting potential tumour cells leaving the vein in the lung at surgery may predict the diseases return. New lung cancer research shows that detecting potential tumour cells leaving the vein in the lung at surgery may predict the diseases return.

7 October 2019

• Health & Medicine

Secrets of lung cancer spread found in patients' blood and biopsies

Three studies from Cancer Research UK's TRACERx project reveal early signs that lung cancer may spread and become untreatable. Three studies from Cancer Research UK's TRACERx project reveal early signs that lung cancer may spread and become untreatable.

7 October 2019