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SCIENTISTS have discovered why a group of cancer drugs are so effective in treating the disease. Although they have been used for many years to treat certain tumours, researchers didn't know how they worked until now. SCIENTISTS have discovered why a group of cancer drugs are so effective in treating the disease. Although they have been used for many years to treat certain tumours, researchers didn't know how they worked until now.

by The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) | News | 6 October 2009

6 October 2009

  • Science & Technology

Discovering the p53 cancer protein

Since its discovery by Professor Sir David Lane in the 1970s, a small molecule called p53 has revolutionised our understanding of how cells grow and divide. Since its discovery by Professor Sir David Lane in the 1970s, a small molecule called p53 has revolutionised our understanding of how cells grow and divide.

by Kat Arney | Analysis | 4 October 2009

4 October 2009

This entry is part 3 of 30 in the series Our milestones
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SCIENTISTS have discovered nine new sites in the human genome that have variants that can increase a man's risk of developing prostate cancer by three fold. Their findings are published in two papers in Nature Genetics* today (Sunday). SCIENTISTS have discovered nine new sites in the human genome that have variants that can increase a man's risk of developing prostate cancer by three fold. Their findings are published in two papers in Nature Genetics* today (Sunday).

by Cancer Research UK | News | 20 September 2009

20 September 2009

  • Science & Technology

Finding faults in the BRAF gene

Our research sparked a surge of interest in BRAF, a gene that's faulty in more than half of all malignant melanomas, and provided new leads for cancer drugs. Our research sparked a surge of interest in BRAF, a gene that's faulty in more than half of all malignant melanomas, and provided new leads for cancer drugs.

by Kat Arney | Analysis | 24 August 2009

24 August 2009

This entry is part 2 of 30 in the series Our milestones
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Scientists have located a region of DNA which - when altered - can increase the risk of ovarian cancer according to research published in Nature Genetics* today. Scientists have located a region of DNA which - when altered - can increase the risk of ovarian cancer according to research published in Nature Genetics* today.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 2 August 2009

2 August 2009

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  • Health & Medicine

CHEKing genes for breast cancer clues

We look at our research into a family’s genes, which revealed a gene fault that may be responsible for a significant minority of inherited breast cancers. We look at our research into a family’s genes, which revealed a gene fault that may be responsible for a significant minority of inherited breast cancers.

by Oliver Childs | Analysis | 23 April 2009

23 April 2009

This entry is part 1 of 30 in the series Our milestones
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Cancer Research UK scientists have found two new regions of the genome that alter a woman's risk of breast cancer, according to a study in Nature Genetics today (Sunday). Cancer Research UK scientists have found two new regions of the genome that alter a woman's risk of breast cancer, according to a study in Nature Genetics today (Sunday).

by Cancer Research UK | News | 29 March 2009

29 March 2009