• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

The five faces of prostate cancer?

We explore new research showing prostate cancer can be divided into five groups, which could help predict how well a patient will do after surgery. We explore new research showing prostate cancer can be divided into five groups, which could help predict how well a patient will do after surgery.

30 July 2015

• Health & Medicine

Hitting the self-destruct switch – standing up to womb cancer with PARP inhibitors

We take a look at what a new class of drugs called PARP inhibitors are doing to fight womb cancer. We take a look at what a new class of drugs called PARP inhibitors are doing to fight womb cancer.

23 July 2015

• Health & Medicine

'Laughing helps you get through it' - Rowena's story

Rowena Kincaid gives Cancer Research UK an exclusive look into what she learned while making her documentary, Before I Kick the Bucket, for BBC Wales. Rowena Kincaid gives Cancer Research UK an exclusive look into what she learned while making her documentary, Before I Kick the Bucket, for BBC Wales.

21 July 2015

• Health & Medicine

Proton beam therapy: where are we now?

We look at the competing programmes - public and private - that aim to bring a new form of radiotherapy, called proton beam therapy, to the UK We look at the competing programmes - public and private - that aim to bring a new form of radiotherapy, called proton beam therapy, to the UK

16 July 2015

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Cancer killer combination could make cells more sensitive to chemo

How our researchers in Manchester are helping develop ways to make chemotherapy kinder and more effective. How our researchers in Manchester are helping develop ways to make chemotherapy kinder and more effective.

15 July 2015

• Health & Medicine

New drug combo could make cancer more sensitive to chemo

Combining chemotherapy with new drugs that target a protein that helps cancer cells to withstand chemotherapy could drastically improve treatment Combining chemotherapy with new drugs that target a protein that helps cancer cells to withstand chemotherapy could drastically improve treatment

13 July 2015

• Health & Medicine

Less intensive chemo avoids irreversible side effects in children’s cancer

Children with a rare type of cancer called Wilms’ tumour who are at low risk of relapsing can now be given less intensive treatment. Children with a rare type of cancer called Wilms’ tumour who are at low risk of relapsing can now be given less intensive treatment.

9 July 2015

• Health & Medicine

The Manchester Cancer Research Centre - 'A real powerhouse for cancer research'

We caught up with Professor Nic Jones, director of the new Manchester Cancer Research Centre, to hear why he's so excited about the new building We caught up with Professor Nic Jones, director of the new Manchester Cancer Research Centre, to hear why he's so excited about the new building

17 June 2015

• Health & Medicine

Radiation experts unite to streamline cancer clinical trials

Experts from our Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre network are pioneering a new system to reduce the time taken to set up clinical trials involving radiation. Experts from our Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre network are pioneering a new system to reduce the time taken to set up clinical trials involving radiation.

16 June 2015

• Health & Medicine

The Patient Portal: putting information back in patients' hands

We're helping to offer cancer patients easy access to their online treatment records - but what do patients think of it? We're helping to offer cancer patients easy access to their online treatment records - but what do patients think of it?

10 June 2015

• Health & Medicine

Cancer patients offered access to their treatment records by a new online information portal

Cancer Research UK, the NCRS and brain tumour support charity, brainstrust, have teamed up to offer cancer patients easy access to their treatment records. Cancer Research UK, the NCRS and brain tumour support charity, brainstrust, have teamed up to offer cancer patients easy access to their treatment records.

10 June 2015

• Health & Medicine

Women four times less likely to have surgery if breast cancer diagnosed as an emergency

Breast cancer patients are four times less likely to have potentially lifesaving surgery if diagnosed as an emergency rather than via an urgent GP referral. Breast cancer patients are four times less likely to have potentially lifesaving surgery if diagnosed as an emergency rather than via an urgent GP referral.

8 June 2015