Our milestones

• Health & Medicine

Our milestones: Europe’s search for an anti-cancer diet

The results from the European EPIC have shaped our understanding of diet and cancer. The results from the European EPIC have shaped our understanding of diet and cancer.

14 January 2019

• Health & Medicine

Our milestones: Nudging breast cancer radiotherapy in the right direction

The START trials provided the evidence needed to change practice for women having radiotherapy to treat breast cancer. The START trials provided the evidence needed to change practice for women having radiotherapy to treat breast cancer.

24 November 2017

• Health & Medicine

Our milestones: A radical change that improved breast cancer surgery

The results of a breast cancer trial we helped fund allowed surgeons to move away from ‘radical’ mastectomies towards kinder, less invasive surgeries. The results of a breast cancer trial we helped fund allowed surgeons to move away from ‘radical’ mastectomies towards kinder, less invasive surgeries.

2 October 2017

• Health & Medicine

Our milestones: How a combination of events led to a cure for choriocarcinoma

We go back to the 1950s to find out how one of our scientists helped transform the outlook for women with a rare cancer called choriocarcinoma. We go back to the 1950s to find out how one of our scientists helped transform the outlook for women with a rare cancer called choriocarcinoma.

15 August 2017

• Health & Medicine

Our milestones: How a surprise discovery is helping improve cancer diagnosis

Find out how an unexpected discovery by our scientists almost 2 decades ago is helping improve cancer diagnosis today. Find out how an unexpected discovery by our scientists almost 2 decades ago is helping improve cancer diagnosis today.

10 July 2017

• Health & Medicine

Our milestones: How anastrozole became a number one hit

We look at one of Cancer Research UK’s key trials, proving the drug anastrozole should be the gold standard for treating breast cancer in postmenopausal women. We look at one of Cancer Research UK’s key trials, proving the drug anastrozole should be the gold standard for treating breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

30 October 2015

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Our milestones: the birth of abiraterone for prostate cancer

We look back to the 1990s, and to our 'first-in-man' trial of prostate cancer drug abiraterone - a vital step in the drug's development We look back to the 1990s, and to our 'first-in-man' trial of prostate cancer drug abiraterone - a vital step in the drug's development

21 September 2015

• Health & Medicine

Our milestones: Cisplatin - the story of a platinum-selling life-saver

In the latest in Our Milestones series, we look at how Cancer Research UK scientists helped develop one of the world’s most successful cancer drugs. In the latest in Our Milestones series, we look at how Cancer Research UK scientists helped develop one of the world’s most successful cancer drugs.

26 August 2015

• Science & Technology

Our milestones: the discovery of the NRAS signalling gene

We go back to the 1980s, and the crucial discovery of a fundamental cancer gene by our researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research We go back to the 1980s, and the crucial discovery of a fundamental cancer gene by our researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research

29 April 2015

• Health & Medicine

Our milestones: A recipe for success - the birth of combination chemotherapy

In the latest Our Milestones series post, we look at the role we played in the advent of a 1970s cancer treatment revolution: combination chemotherapy. In the latest Our Milestones series post, we look at the role we played in the advent of a 1970s cancer treatment revolution: combination chemotherapy.

24 March 2015

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

The shape of all things – the year of crystallography

To mark the year of crystallography, we focus on an important scientific duo who used this powerful tool to help develop cancer drugs. To mark the year of crystallography, we focus on an important scientific duo who used this powerful tool to help develop cancer drugs.

23 December 2014

• Science & Technology

Understanding how cells divide - the story of a Nobel prize

In 2001, our researchers Tim Hunt and Paul Nurse won a share of the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine. We look back at their achievements. In 2001, our researchers Tim Hunt and Paul Nurse won a share of the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine. We look back at their achievements.

6 October 2014