• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Grand Challenge two: wipe out cancers caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus

We explore the second of our Grand Challenges and ask the experts if we can wipe out cancers caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus. We explore the second of our Grand Challenges and ask the experts if we can wipe out cancers caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus.

10 December 2015

Blocking body’s first immune response could reduce cancer spread

Cancer Research UK scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have discovered that blocking part of the immune system’s response might help stop cancer spread Cancer Research UK scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have discovered that blocking part of the immune system’s response might help stop cancer spread

9 December 2015

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• Science & Technology

Grand Challenge one: can we develop a jab to prevent cancer?

We explore the first of our Grand Challenges and ask the experts if it's possible to develop vaccines to prevent cancers that aren’t caused by viruses. We explore the first of our Grand Challenges and ask the experts if it's possible to develop vaccines to prevent cancers that aren’t caused by viruses.

2 December 2015

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

NCRI cancer conference day 4: the cost of cancer care and the immune system (again)

Our final report from the 2015 NCRI cancer conference, featuring the cost of cancer drugs and another update on immunotherapy. Our final report from the 2015 NCRI cancer conference, featuring the cost of cancer drugs and another update on immunotherapy.

5 November 2015

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• 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

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Expert Opinion – Professor Peter Johnson on cancer immunotherapy

We quiz our chief clinician, Professor Peter Johnson, to get his take on the history of cancer immunotherapy and where the field is heading. We quiz our chief clinician, Professor Peter Johnson, to get his take on the history of cancer immunotherapy and where the field is heading.

17 September 2015

Combining chemotherapy with an immune-blocking drug could stop cancer growing back

Giving patients a drug that blocks part of the immune system from going into overdrive might help prevent cancer coming back in some people. Giving patients a drug that blocks part of the immune system from going into overdrive might help prevent cancer coming back in some people.

13 August 2015

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• Science & Technology

Cellular ‘kryptonite’ poses challenges in tackling childhood nerve cancer

Our scientists have discovered that neuroblastoma cells can produce a cellular ‘kryptonite’ that seems to sap the power from nearby immune cells. Our scientists have discovered that neuroblastoma cells can produce a cellular ‘kryptonite’ that seems to sap the power from nearby immune cells.

1 August 2015

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

ASCO 2015 round-up: immunotherapy continues to come of age

We take a look back at the excitement from - and add a few important caveats to - the research from this year's big US cancer conference. We take a look back at the excitement from - and add a few important caveats to - the research from this year's big US cancer conference.

5 June 2015

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Virus therapy for melanoma – all it’s cracked up to be?

We take a balanced look at today's headlines about a new 'virotherapy' for advanced melanoma skin cancer We take a balanced look at today's headlines about a new 'virotherapy' for advanced melanoma skin cancer

27 May 2015

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• Science & Technology

Pint of Science 2015: from cows to cancer clinical trials

Fancy hearing about the latest developments in cancer research? Well some of our scientists might be gathering in a venue near you to tell all. Fancy hearing about the latest developments in cancer research? Well some of our scientists might be gathering in a venue near you to tell all.

1 May 2015