• Health & Medicine

Childhood cancer research – what are the barriers?

We look at some of the challenges in running childhood cancer clinical trials. We look at some of the challenges in running childhood cancer clinical trials.

18 September 2014

• Health & Medicine

Cancer and depression – why it matters, and what can be done to help

Depression is an important but largely under-recognised problem for people with cancer, but a new treatment programme could improve quality of life for patients Depression is an important but largely under-recognised problem for people with cancer, but a new treatment programme could improve quality of life for patients

29 August 2014

• Health & Medicine

Building the evidence for innovative radiotherapy

A look at a Government announcement to help fund some of our radiotherapy trials A look at a Government announcement to help fund some of our radiotherapy trials

26 August 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

A year of research - and 13 milestones you helped fund

To coincide with the publication of our Annual Review, here are some of the key research milestones that our amazing supporters have helped fund. To coincide with the publication of our Annual Review, here are some of the key research milestones that our amazing supporters have helped fund.

25 July 2014

• Health & Medicine

“It upset me enormously that children were dying, and I wanted to do something to help them” – Andy’s story

Read Professor Andy Pearson's story, exploring his career researching childhood cancer and what the future holds for the BEACON neuroblastoma trial. Read Professor Andy Pearson's story, exploring his career researching childhood cancer and what the future holds for the BEACON neuroblastoma trial.

25 July 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

"I couldn’t believe how much things had moved on" – Nicola’s story

Find out how, with thanks from Cancer Research UK scientists, bowel cancer treatment has "phenomenally" improved from when Nicola's mother had the disease. Find out how, with thanks from Cancer Research UK scientists, bowel cancer treatment has "phenomenally" improved from when Nicola's mother had the disease.

23 July 2014

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Concern at lack of teenage patients in cancer trials

Age limits on clinical trials need to be more flexible to allow more teenage cancer patients the chance to access new treatments Age limits on clinical trials need to be more flexible to allow more teenage cancer patients the chance to access new treatments

30 June 2014

• Health & Medicine

Could measles cure cancer? Uh, not exactly...

Media outlets are awash with the news that researchers in the US have apparently cured cancer with the measles virus. What are the facts behind the headlines? Media outlets are awash with the news that researchers in the US have apparently cured cancer with the measles virus. What are the facts behind the headlines?

16 May 2014

• Health & Medicine

Aspirin could combat permanent hearing loss caused by cancer drug

Cancer Research UK has launched a new trial to see if high doses of aspirin might help avoid hearing loss in patients given the drug cisplatin. Cancer Research UK has launched a new trial to see if high doses of aspirin might help avoid hearing loss in patients given the drug cisplatin.

8 May 2014

• Health & Medicine

Resurrecting stalled cancer drugs

What happens when the development of a potential new drug stalls? Read how our Clinical Development Partnership scheme is giving some drugs a second chance. What happens when the development of a potential new drug stalls? Read how our Clinical Development Partnership scheme is giving some drugs a second chance.

30 April 2014