• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

There’s a real sense of optimism around new ways of tackling lung cancer

From immunotherapy to 'targeted' drugs, we report back from a recent conference on lung cancer. From immunotherapy to 'targeted' drugs, we report back from a recent conference on lung cancer.

29 February 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

World Cancer Day 2016: six ways our research helps patients across the globe

To mark World Cancer Day, we take a look at how our discoveries over the decades are helping cancer patients all over the world right now. To mark World Cancer Day, we take a look at how our discoveries over the decades are helping cancer patients all over the world right now.

4 February 2016

• Health & Medicine

Could new NHS diagnostic centres tackle vague cancer symptoms?

We take a look at a series of projects looking to tackle vague cancer symptoms, and hopefully diagnose more cases earlier. We take a look at a series of projects looking to tackle vague cancer symptoms, and hopefully diagnose more cases earlier.

3 February 2016

• Health & Medicine

Improving cancer survival by understanding how patients are diagnosed

New figures show that people diagnosed in emergencies are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage. New figures show that people diagnosed in emergencies are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage.

22 January 2016

• Health & Medicine

Screening gets top marks for picking up bowel cancer early

Bowel cancer is more likely to be diagnosed at the earliest stage if it is picked up by screening according to new figures. Bowel cancer is more likely to be diagnosed at the earliest stage if it is picked up by screening according to new figures.

22 January 2016

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Grand Challenge four: how do you tell the lethal cancers from the non-lethal ones?

We look at the fourth of our Grand Challenges and ask the experts how we can find ways to tell the difference between lethal and non-lethal tumours. We look at the fourth of our Grand Challenges and ask the experts how we can find ways to tell the difference between lethal and non-lethal tumours.

15 January 2016

• Health & Medicine

Ovarian cancer screening trial – a tantalising result?

We look at the long-awaited results from a study testing whether an ovarian cancer screening programme could actually save lives from the disease. We look at the long-awaited results from a study testing whether an ovarian cancer screening programme could actually save lives from the disease.

17 December 2015

Cancer Research UK joins OHSU in collaboration to improve early detection of cancer

Cancer Research UK and the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University have formed an international collaboration. Cancer Research UK and the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University have formed an international collaboration.

15 December 2015

• Policy & Insight

Mouth cancer: dentists and GPs should be able to refer patients straight for tests

Professor Richard Shaw, a mouth cancer specialist who helped create our new Oral Cancer Toolkit, explains why it differs from the NICE referral guidelines Professor Richard Shaw, a mouth cancer specialist who helped create our new Oral Cancer Toolkit, explains why it differs from the NICE referral guidelines

27 November 2015

• Health & Medicine

Hectic Brits lack quality 'me time'

Cancer Research UK’s ‘Spot Cancer Sooner’ campaign encourages people to take time to look after themselves and their health. Cancer Research UK’s ‘Spot Cancer Sooner’ campaign encourages people to take time to look after themselves and their health.

18 November 2015

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

NCRI cancer conference day 2: big data, immunotherapy and prizes

We're back for day two of our highlights from this year's NCRI cancer conference in Liverpool. We're back for day two of our highlights from this year's NCRI cancer conference in Liverpool.

3 November 2015

• Health & Medicine

Our new advertising campaign encourages people to Spot Cancer Sooner

Our new advertising campaign serves as a reminder of how easy it is to not to notice changes when we’re busy. Our new advertising campaign serves as a reminder of how easy it is to not to notice changes when we’re busy.

2 November 2015