Kidney cancer

• Science & Technology

Piecing together kidney cancer evolution

Our scientists have tracked the evolution of kidney cancers. Find out how this could help patients in the future. Our scientists have tracked the evolution of kidney cancers. Find out how this could help patients in the future.

12 April 2018

• Science & Technology

'Killer' kidney cancers identified by studying their evolution

Scientists have discovered that kidney cancer follows distinct evolutionary paths, enabling them to detect whether a tumour will be aggressive. Scientists have discovered that kidney cancer follows distinct evolutionary paths, enabling them to detect whether a tumour will be aggressive.

12 April 2018

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

From cancer evolution to targeting faulty genetics – our new fellows

Find out the burning questions some of our researchers want to answer as they set up their own research teams for the first time. Find out the burning questions some of our researchers want to answer as they set up their own research teams for the first time.

31 October 2017

• Health & Medicine

Kidney cancer rates are increasing, so what’s fuelling the surge?

We look at the possible reasons behind the recent rise in kidney cancer rates. We look at the possible reasons behind the recent rise in kidney cancer rates.

24 April 2017

• Health & Medicine

Obesity behind surge in kidney cancers

An estimated 20,000 kidney cancer cases have been caused by obesity over the last decade in England, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK. An estimated 20,000 kidney cancer cases have been caused by obesity over the last decade in England, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK.

24 April 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

3 of the toughest questions in cancer and more than £70 million to solve them

We're announcing the first winners of our most ambitious science funding awarding ever: The Grand Challenge We're announcing the first winners of our most ambitious science funding awarding ever: The Grand Challenge

10 February 2017

• Health & Medicine

World Cancer Day 2017: 4 cancers that pose a global challenge

For this year’s World Cancer Day we're looking at how the rates of 4 types of cancer vary around the world, and why. For this year’s World Cancer Day we're looking at how the rates of 4 types of cancer vary around the world, and why.

4 February 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Meet our new research fellows 2016

Find out how our new up and coming researchers plan to tackle some of the big scientific questions in cancer. Find out how our new up and coming researchers plan to tackle some of the big scientific questions in cancer.

6 October 2016

• Science & Technology

Advances in Wilms’ tumour treatment – how less became more

Find out how our researchers have helped lead to nine in 10 children surviving Wilms' tumour, a type of children's kidney cancer. Find out how our researchers have helped lead to nine in 10 children surviving Wilms' tumour, a type of children's kidney cancer.

19 July 2016

• Science & Technology

From snapshot to family tree – writing the evolutionary rule book of cancer

Our scientists are piecing together cancer's family tree, uncovering clues that could help develop better treatments in the future. Our scientists are piecing together cancer's family tree, uncovering clues that could help develop better treatments in the future.

15 April 2015

• 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

• Science & Technology
• Policy & Insight

Expert opinion: Professor Charlie Swanton – plotting a route through cancer evolution

Professor Charlie Swanton wants to know how tumours evolve. Read about his latest research and the next steps in targeting tumour diversity. Professor Charlie Swanton wants to know how tumours evolve. Read about his latest research and the next steps in targeting tumour diversity.

28 February 2014