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Varenicline has been shown to work as well as vapes and better than nicotine patches. It could prevent 9,500 deaths in the next five years. Varenicline has been shown to work as well as vapes and better than nicotine patches. It could prevent 9,500 deaths in the next five years.

by Tim Gunn | News | 12 November 2024

12 November 2024

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  • Policy & Insight
  • Health & Medicine
  • Science & Technology

The story of genomics - and our plan for its next chapter

Genomics is taking us from a ‘one size fits all’ approach to cancer care to one that's much more personalised. But that change is happening quickly, and the health system is struggling to keep up. Here's our plan for making sure that genomics benefits the whole of the UK. Genomics is taking us from a ‘one size fits all’ approach to cancer care to one that's much more personalised. But that change is happening quickly, and the health system is struggling to keep up. Here's our plan for making sure that genomics benefits the whole of the UK.

by Emily Eagles, Tim Gunn | In depth | 7 November 2024

7 November 2024

Microscopic images of pleural fluid cytology of a small cell oat cell carcinoma
  • Science & Technology
  • Health & Medicine

12 ways we’ve influenced progress in lung cancer 

From uncovering some of the causes of lung cancer, through to contributing to drugs used to treat it, here are 12 ways we have worked towards progress in lung cancer. From uncovering some of the causes of lung cancer, through to contributing to drugs used to treat it, here are 12 ways we have worked towards progress in lung cancer.

by Amy Warnock | 31 October 2024

31 October 2024

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With help from a new Nobel Laureate, Cancer Grand Challenges team MATCHMAKERS are developing AI models that can identify the immune cells best equipped to fight different cancers. That should make it possible to improve immunotherapies and match patients with the treatments best suited to them as individuals. With help from a new Nobel Laureate, Cancer Grand Challenges team MATCHMAKERS are developing AI models that can identify the immune cells best equipped to fight different cancers. That should make it possible to improve immunotherapies and match patients with the treatments best suited to them as individuals.

by Jacob Smith | Analysis | 31 October 2024

31 October 2024

Lina speaks to Dr Hugo De La Pena who is looking at cancer scans on a computer screen

Lina tells the story of how a newly available targeted drug helped slow down the growth of faulty BRCA-driven cancer in her body, giving her more time to spend with her loved ones. Lina tells the story of how a newly available targeted drug helped slow down the growth of faulty BRCA-driven cancer in her body, giving her more time to spend with her loved ones.

by Elisa Mitchell, Amy Warnock | Personal stories | 28 October 2024

28 October 2024

A radiotherapy machine in a hospital. It is tilted to show how it can move to target tumours.

We know that smoking causes cancer, but research is also showing that it can interfere with treatment. Breast cancer patients who smoke have a higher risk of side effects from radiotherapy. We know that smoking causes cancer, but research is also showing that it can interfere with treatment. Breast cancer patients who smoke have a higher risk of side effects from radiotherapy.

by George Dean | Analysis | 18 October 2024

18 October 2024

A magnified image of squamous cell carcinoma, the most common type of cervical cancer.

Researchers funded by Cancer Research UK have made the biggest improvement in cervical cancer treatment in more than 20 years by changing how we use existing drugs.  Researchers funded by Cancer Research UK have made the biggest improvement in cervical cancer treatment in more than 20 years by changing how we use existing drugs. 

by Sophie Wedekind | 14 October 2024

14 October 2024

A radiotherapy machine in a hospital. It is tilted to show how it can move to target tumours.

A new technique for adapting radiotherapy to the ways our bodies change over time has the potential to cure more bladder cancers while causing fewer side effects, according to one of our latest studies.  A new technique for adapting radiotherapy to the ways our bodies change over time has the potential to cure more bladder cancers while causing fewer side effects, according to one of our latest studies. 

by Tim Gunn | News | 7 October 2024

7 October 2024

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Since the discovery of the BRCA genes 30 years ago, we’ve made huge leaps forward in understanding faulty BRCA-driven cancers – leaps that are saving and improving lives right now​. Since the discovery of the BRCA genes 30 years ago, we’ve made huge leaps forward in understanding faulty BRCA-driven cancers – leaps that are saving and improving lives right now​.

by Amy Warnock | In depth | 1 October 2024

1 October 2024

Caitlin, who was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma this year and is going to take part in our INTER-EWING-1 trial.

INTER-EWING-1, the largest and most ambitious study ever conducted into Ewing sarcoma, could transform how we treat the disease, which mainly affects children and young people.   INTER-EWING-1, the largest and most ambitious study ever conducted into Ewing sarcoma, could transform how we treat the disease, which mainly affects children and young people.  

by Momoko Bowles | Analysis | 25 September 2024

25 September 2024