• For Researchers

Complex, innovative and novel: a recipe for successful drug development

As our Centre for Drug Development celebrates its 25 years, we recognise the unique role CRUK plays in supporting early studies of anti-cancer therapeutics. As our Centre for Drug Development celebrates its 25 years, we recognise the unique role CRUK plays in supporting early studies of anti-cancer therapeutics.

19 May 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – Prostate cancer blood test, falling drinking rates, CRISPR-ing cancer cells and... a cancer-detecting bra?

Prostate cancer blood test, falling drinking rates, CRISPR-ing cancer cells and... a cancer-detecting bra? Here's our weekly news digest. Prostate cancer blood test, falling drinking rates, CRISPR-ing cancer cells and... a cancer-detecting bra? Here's our weekly news digest.

6 May 2017

• Health & Medicine

Experimental blood test could offer a glimpse of the future for doctors treating lung cancer

An experimental blood test could offer a way to detect early signs that patients’ lung cancers will return after treatment. An experimental blood test could offer a way to detect early signs that patients’ lung cancers will return after treatment.

26 April 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – immunotherapies showing promise, breast cancer drug approved for Scotland, childhood cancer rates, and… killer sofas?

Immunotherapies show promise but not for every tumour, calls for boys to get the HPV vaccine and... what's killer about sofas? Find out in the news digest. Immunotherapies show promise but not for every tumour, calls for boys to get the HPV vaccine and... what's killer about sofas? Find out in the news digest.

14 April 2017

• Science & Technology

9 burning questions about CRISPR genome editing answered

In this post we’ll be exploring the gene editing technology CRISPR by answering some of the most common questions that pop up. In this post we’ll be exploring the gene editing technology CRISPR by answering some of the most common questions that pop up.

11 April 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – boosting lung cancer survival, a ‘Sci-Fi’ cap for brain tumours, crisps, air pollution and… go vegan?

Immunotherapy could boost lung cancer survival; a ‘Sci-Fi’ cap for brain tumours; concerns over crisps; air pollution and… can going vegan really cut the risk of some cancers? Here’s our weekly news digest. Immunotherapy could boost lung cancer survival; a ‘Sci-Fi’ cap for brain tumours; concerns over crisps; air pollution and… can going vegan really cut the risk of some cancers? Here’s our weekly news digest.

8 April 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – more ‘bad luck’, the Pill and cancer risk, global smoking rates falling, and… blood tests for screening?

Headlines say cancer down to ‘bad luck’; the Pill and cancer risk; on average global smoking rates are falling; and can a blood test work for screening? Headlines say cancer down to ‘bad luck’; the Pill and cancer risk; on average global smoking rates are falling; and can a blood test work for screening?

25 March 2017

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Giving pancreatic cancer patients better opportunities to join clinical trials

We're backing a new project that could boost our understanding of pancreatic cancer and increase opportunities for patients to join clinical trials. We're backing a new project that could boost our understanding of pancreatic cancer and increase opportunities for patients to join clinical trials.

24 March 2017

• For Researchers

Complete support and freedom: Dr Sergio Quezada on the benefits of a CRUK fellowship

Dr Sergio Quezada has a growing worldwide reputation in the field of immunotherapy. Here he talks about the importance of the support he has received from CRUK. Dr Sergio Quezada has a growing worldwide reputation in the field of immunotherapy. Here he talks about the importance of the support he has received from CRUK.

21 March 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – smoking rates falling, NHS England failing on waiting times, Budget day and… are you what you eat?

Smoking rates are falling, NHS England is failing on waiting times, Budget day came around and… are you what you eat? Smoking rates are falling, NHS England is failing on waiting times, Budget day came around and… are you what you eat?

11 March 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

British Science Week: 10 of the biggest changes in cancer research over the last 20 years

This year’s British Science Week runs from 10th – 19th March, and the theme is ‘change’. This year’s British Science Week runs from 10th – 19th March, and the theme is ‘change’.

10 March 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – Nose swabs, ups and downs for engineered immune cells, ‘grab and go’ food and… ‘sticky’ cells?

Nose swabs, ups and downs for engineered immune cells, ‘grab and go’ food and can the ‘stickiness’ of cancer cells predict if they’ll spread? Nose swabs, ups and downs for engineered immune cells, ‘grab and go’ food and can the ‘stickiness’ of cancer cells predict if they’ll spread?

4 March 2017