• Health & Medicine

Tackling hard-to-treat cancers – what, how and why?

Read about how we're approaching the challenge of understanding and treating lung, pancreatic, oesophageal cancers and brain tumours. Read about how we're approaching the challenge of understanding and treating lung, pancreatic, oesophageal cancers and brain tumours.

20 July 2016

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• Health & Medicine

Making a special case – how to boost brain tumour research

Brain tumours are one of the biggest challenges in cancer research, but we have a plan to tackle them. Brain tumours are one of the biggest challenges in cancer research, but we have a plan to tackle them.

19 July 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Giving chemotherapy after radiotherapy improves survival for patients with rare brain tumour

Giving chemotherapy after radiotherapy delays further growth of a rare type of brain tumour, increasing the number of patients alive at five years. Giving chemotherapy after radiotherapy delays further growth of a rare type of brain tumour, increasing the number of patients alive at five years.

3 June 2016

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International trial for children’s brain tumours launches in the UK

Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens launches the UK arm of a large international clinical trial* for a type of children’s brain tumour, called ependymoma. Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens launches the UK arm of a large international clinical trial* for a type of children’s brain tumour, called ependymoma.

27 May 2016

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• Health & Medicine

Tackling brain tumours, understanding immunotherapy and revealing cancer’s genetics at the end of life – accelerating progress at our Centres

We've announced four new awards to speed up research in our Centres, particularly for cancers where survival is still poor. We've announced four new awards to speed up research in our Centres, particularly for cancers where survival is still poor.

13 May 2016

Making blood vessels ‘leaky’ could help treat children’s brain tumours

A new study published today by a group of scientists could explain why there are such differences in survival between medulloblastoma patients. A new study published today by a group of scientists could explain why there are such differences in survival between medulloblastoma patients.

1 April 2016

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Scientists discover new way to tackle challenging children’s brain tumours

Scientists have discovered why a curable type of children’s brain tumour is so responsive to chemotherapy. Scientists have discovered why a curable type of children’s brain tumour is so responsive to chemotherapy.

31 March 2016

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Piecing together the mosaic: how genetic research is revealing new connections

As part of an international collaboration, our researchers have uncovered a link between a rare genetic syndrome and childhood brain tumours. As part of an international collaboration, our researchers have uncovered a link between a rare genetic syndrome and childhood brain tumours.

4 March 2016

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• Health & Medicine

What do palladium metal, Charles Darwin and Salmonella have in common?

We look at three exciting new projects funded through our Pioneer Award scheme. We look at three exciting new projects funded through our Pioneer Award scheme.

22 December 2015

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Getting the full picture: better imaging makes brain cancer easier to see

Scientists have found a way to make brain tumours easier to see, according to new research presented at the NCRI conference. Scientists have found a way to make brain tumours easier to see, according to new research presented at the NCRI conference.

3 November 2015

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Scientists discover how to better map brain tumours

Scientists have discovered a protein that helps map the edge of brain tumours more clearly so they show up on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. Scientists have discovered a protein that helps map the edge of brain tumours more clearly so they show up on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.

3 November 2015