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A series of projects are testing a new way to potentially diagnose some cancers earlier, we take a look at how the approach might work. A series of projects are testing a new way to potentially diagnose some cancers earlier, we take a look at how the approach might work.

by Edmund Fuller | Analysis | 28 November 2016

28 November 2016

  • Health & Medicine
  • Science & Technology

NCRI Cancer Conference 2016: Day 1 – lung cancer and yeast

We're in Liverpool for the annual National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference, sharing updates from the most exciting research on show. We're in Liverpool for the annual National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference, sharing updates from the most exciting research on show.

by Cancer Research UK | Analysis | 6 November 2016

6 November 2016

We explore how a short chat with a GP can help kick start weight loss and potentially tackle obesity. We explore how a short chat with a GP can help kick start weight loss and potentially tackle obesity.

by Jasmine Just | Analysis | 4 November 2016

4 November 2016

An image of an MRI scan of a brain with the glioblastoma tumour in white.

Our scientists have made it possible to see the unexpected relationship between immune cells and brain tumour cells. Our scientists have made it possible to see the unexpected relationship between immune cells and brain tumour cells.

by Gabriella Beer | Analysis | 27 October 2016

27 October 2016

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NHS England has announced that it will invest £130m in new radiotherapy machines. Read why that investment is so important. NHS England has announced that it will invest £130m in new radiotherapy machines. Read why that investment is so important.

by Emlyn Samuel | Analysis | 25 October 2016

25 October 2016

  • Health & Medicine
  • Science & Technology

Science Snaps: leukaemia cells are born to run

For this edition of Science Snaps we peer inside some bones, investigating how leukaemia cells get around and dodge treatment. For this edition of Science Snaps we peer inside some bones, investigating how leukaemia cells get around and dodge treatment.

by Emma Smith | Analysis | 20 October 2016

20 October 2016

This entry is part 17 of 30 in the series Science Snaps

Find out how our researchers are trying to reveal cancer cells for what they really are. All with the help of Stand Up To Cancer. Find out how our researchers are trying to reveal cancer cells for what they really are. All with the help of Stand Up To Cancer.

by Catherine Pickworth | Analysis | 20 October 2016

20 October 2016

This entry is part 16 of 30 in the series Science Snaps