• Health & Medicine

Achilles Therapeutics launched with funds of £13.2 million to develop immunotherapies for cancer

Syncona LLP and Cancer Research Technology (CRT) announce the formation of Achilles Therapeutics Ltd today. Syncona LLP and Cancer Research Technology (CRT) announce the formation of Achilles Therapeutics Ltd today.

5 October 2016

• Science & Technology

Molecule released by corrupted healthy cells could make pancreatic tumours more aggressive

Scientists have revealed an interaction between pancreatic cancer cells and their environment, which could lead to a new way of predicting patient outlook. Scientists have revealed an interaction between pancreatic cancer cells and their environment, which could lead to a new way of predicting patient outlook.

4 October 2016

• Health & Medicine

Nobel Prize 2016: What Ohsumi’s discovery of cellular ‘self-eating’ means for cancer

We take a look at how the work of 2016 Nobel Prize winner, Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi, relates to cancer. We take a look at how the work of 2016 Nobel Prize winner, Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi, relates to cancer.

3 October 2016

• Personal Stories

How your support is helping us beat breast cancer – Margaret’s story

The year is 2016, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is upon us, and right now, 8 in 10 women diagnosed with breast cancer will survive their disease for 10 years or more. The year is 2016, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is upon us, and right now, 8 in 10 women diagnosed with breast cancer will survive their disease for 10 years or more.

1 October 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

The trans-Atlantic quest to find a winning combination of cancer drugs

An exciting new partnership will see a combination of drugs tested in mesothelioma, lung and pancreatic cancers for the first time. An exciting new partnership will see a combination of drugs tested in mesothelioma, lung and pancreatic cancers for the first time.

30 September 2016

• Science & Technology

Miniature implanted ‘scaffold’ could detect breast cancer spread

Tiny implants under the skin could one day detect the spread of breast cancer early. Tiny implants under the skin could one day detect the spread of breast cancer early.

30 September 2016

• Science & Technology

Genetic switch for cancer cells’ immortality revealed

Scientists have revealed how a genetic switch involved in the packaging of DNA may be key to a cancer cell’s ability to keep growing. Scientists have revealed how a genetic switch involved in the packaging of DNA may be key to a cancer cell’s ability to keep growing.

29 September 2016

• Health & Medicine

Men with a high genetic chance of bowel cancer could have lower risk with healthy lifestyles

Men with a high genetic risk of bowel cancer over the next 25 years could have a lower risk of developing the disease if they also have a healthy lifestyle. Men with a high genetic risk of bowel cancer over the next 25 years could have a lower risk of developing the disease if they also have a healthy lifestyle.

29 September 2016

• Health & Medicine

Low cancer symptom awareness linked to lower chance of survival

In regions where cancer survival is poorer, people on average have lower awareness of cancer symptoms. In regions where cancer survival is poorer, people on average have lower awareness of cancer symptoms.

28 September 2016

• Health & Medicine

1 in 5 emergency bowel cancer patients had symptoms before diagnosis

Around one in five bowel cancer patients diagnosed after an emergency presentation have displayed at least one cancer ‘alarm symptom’ leading up to diagnosis. Around one in five bowel cancer patients diagnosed after an emergency presentation have displayed at least one cancer ‘alarm symptom’ leading up to diagnosis.

28 September 2016

• Health & Medicine

Precision medicine trial first of its kind to show benefit to patients

A clinical trial for types of advanced cancer is the first of its kind to show that precision medicine can slow down the time it takes for a tumour to grow back A clinical trial for types of advanced cancer is the first of its kind to show that precision medicine can slow down the time it takes for a tumour to grow back

23 September 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Charity News

Cancer Research UK launches online course to help people talk about cancer

Cancer Research UK is launching its first online course to help people have more confident conversations about cancer. Cancer Research UK is launching its first online course to help people have more confident conversations about cancer.

22 September 2016