• Health & Medicine

Promising results in phase 1 trial lead immatics to continue work on vaccine (IMA950) for glioblastoma

A new cancer vaccine (IMA950) for glioblastoma has met the two primary endpoints of safety and immunogenicity in a Cancer Research UK trial. A new cancer vaccine (IMA950) for glioblastoma has met the two primary endpoints of safety and immunogenicity in a Cancer Research UK trial.

23 April 2014

• Health & Medicine

Skin cancer rates five times higher than in 70s

Rates of people diagnosed with malignant melanoma are now five times higher than 40 years ago, according to the latest figures. Rates of people diagnosed with malignant melanoma are now five times higher than 40 years ago, according to the latest figures.

21 April 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Stratified medicine and the lung cancer ‘Matrix’ trial – part of a cancer care revolution

We're launching an ambitious new clinical trial aiming to advance treatment for patients with lung cancer - so how will it work? We're launching an ambitious new clinical trial aiming to advance treatment for patients with lung cancer - so how will it work?

17 April 2014

• Health & Medicine

Revolutionary clinical trial aims to advance lung cancer treatment thanks to Cancer Research UK and Pharma partnership

Cancer Research UK is partnering with pharmaceutical companies to create a pioneering clinical trial for patients with advanced lung cancer  Cancer Research UK is partnering with pharmaceutical companies to create a pioneering clinical trial for patients with advanced lung cancer 

17 April 2014

Cholesterol unlocks clues to prostate cancer spread

In a British Journal of Cancer study, scientists have uncovered a link between cholesterol and prostate cancer’s ability to spread to the bones. In a British Journal of Cancer study, scientists have uncovered a link between cholesterol and prostate cancer’s ability to spread to the bones.

16 April 2014

Study finds prostate cancer tests underestimate disease in half of cases

A BJC study shows grading and staging prostate cancer underestimate how severe the disease was in half the cancers classified as slow growing. A BJC study shows grading and staging prostate cancer underestimate how severe the disease was in half the cancers classified as slow growing.

11 April 2014

• Science & Technology

When muscle turns to bone – clues for treating deadly childhood brain tumours

What links a rare form of childhood brain tumour and an even rarer disease that turns muscle into bone? Our researchers have just discovered the answer. What links a rare form of childhood brain tumour and an even rarer disease that turns muscle into bone? Our researchers have just discovered the answer.

7 April 2014

Genetic flaw may hold key to deadly childhood brain tumour

Scientists may have discovered a new way to treat a type of childhood brain tumour that has proved incurable up until now. Scientists may have discovered a new way to treat a type of childhood brain tumour that has proved incurable up until now.

6 April 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

World-first clinical trial launches for advanced bowel cancer

Patients with advanced bowel cancer are set to benefit from the launch of a new clinical trial targeting treatments to their specific cancer type  Patients with advanced bowel cancer are set to benefit from the launch of a new clinical trial targeting treatments to their specific cancer type 

2 April 2014

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

Nobody deserves to die from lung cancer

Lung cancer is a devastating disease and the UK's biggest cancer killer, but people don't like to talk about it. Lung cancer is a devastating disease and the UK's biggest cancer killer, but people don't like to talk about it.

1 April 2014

Cancer Research UK teams up with Winton and others to help solve 'big data' challenges

Cancer Research UK is holding its first conference to address the ever increasing challenges of ‘big data’  Cancer Research UK is holding its first conference to address the ever increasing challenges of ‘big data’ 

1 April 2014