• Health & Medicine

Gene editing could stop cancer cells escaping the immune system

Cutting off a sleep-switch on immune cells inside a tumour wakes up the cells and enables the immune system to hunt down and destroy the disease. Cutting off a sleep-switch on immune cells inside a tumour wakes up the cells and enables the immune system to hunt down and destroy the disease.

15 April 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

News digest - New food labels, coffee, HPV vaccine and… can singing fight cancer?

Here's this week's round up of cancer news. Here's this week's round up of cancer news.

9 April 2016

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - Alcohol, tackling brain tumours, nuclear waste and… late night munchies?

Here's this week's cancer news round up. Here's this week's cancer news round up.

2 April 2016

From April we’re changing the way we communicate with supporters

From April, we’ve decided to give supporters the chance to ‘opt-in’ to future fundraising communications from us. From April, we’ve decided to give supporters the chance to ‘opt-in’ to future fundraising communications from us.

22 March 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Blood analysis could offer a real-time ‘snapshot’ of melanoma treatment

We explore the latest research from our scientists in Manchester that's tracking how melanomas respond to treatment by analysing patient blood samples. We explore the latest research from our scientists in Manchester that's tracking how melanomas respond to treatment by analysing patient blood samples.

15 March 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Cancer ‘master control switch’ could help tumours hide from immune system

Scientists have found a crucial link between a gene often found to be overactive in cancer cells, and tumours’ ability to hide from the immune system. Scientists have found a crucial link between a gene often found to be overactive in cancer cells, and tumours’ ability to hide from the immune system.

11 March 2016

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Blood test may give early warning of skin cancer relapse

A blood test may be able to sound early warning bells that patients with advanced melanoma skin cancer are relapsing. A blood test may be able to sound early warning bells that patients with advanced melanoma skin cancer are relapsing.

7 March 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest - Cancer’s ‘Achilles heel’, e-cigs, vegan diets and… condoms cause cancer?

Here's this week's cancer news roundup. Here's this week's cancer news roundup.

5 March 2016

• Health & Medicine

Tumours contain the seeds of their own destruction

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in understanding how the genetic complexity of tumours can be recognised and exploited by the immune system. Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in understanding how the genetic complexity of tumours can be recognised and exploited by the immune system.

3 March 2016

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Study sheds new light on asbestos-related cancer

US scientists analysing tumour samples from patients with mesothelioma have mapped out the gene faults associated with the disease in unprecedented detail. US scientists analysing tumour samples from patients with mesothelioma have mapped out the gene faults associated with the disease in unprecedented detail.

1 March 2016

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• Health & Medicine

There’s a real sense of optimism around new ways of tackling lung cancer

From immunotherapy to 'targeted' drugs, we report back from a recent conference on lung cancer. From immunotherapy to 'targeted' drugs, we report back from a recent conference on lung cancer.

29 February 2016

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - pancreatic cancer redefined, chemo tricks to tackle cancer evolution, talcum powder and… carrots?

Pancreatic cancer actually four diseases, using chemo to control tumours, talcum powder questions and can carrots cut the risk of breast cancer? Pancreatic cancer actually four diseases, using chemo to control tumours, talcum powder questions and can carrots cut the risk of breast cancer?

27 February 2016