Lung cancer

• Health & Medicine

New drug target can break down cancer's barrier against treatment

Cancer Research UK scientists have found that targeting a molecule in blood vessels can make cancer therapy significantly more effective. Cancer Research UK scientists have found that targeting a molecule in blood vessels can make cancer therapy significantly more effective.

27 July 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

Experimental ‘pulse radiotherapy’ kills cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue

French researchers have developed a new radiation technique that appears to target tumour cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed. French researchers have developed a new radiation technique that appears to target tumour cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed.

17 July 2014

Cancer Research UK launches visionary new lung cancer centre of excellence

Cancer Research UK is bringing together leading researchers from London and Manchester in a groundbreaking Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence  Cancer Research UK is bringing together leading researchers from London and Manchester in a groundbreaking Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence 

1 July 2014

• Health & Medicine

Cancer Research UK welcomes government action to introduce standard packs as Australia sees rapid decline in cigarette sales

Cancer Research UK today welcomed the Government’s commitment to make standard packs of tobacco and cigarettes law in the UK.   Cancer Research UK today welcomed the Government’s commitment to make standard packs of tobacco and cigarettes law in the UK.  

26 June 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

Our new strategy – “a big step towards putting us all out of jobs”

As we launch our new strategy, we catch up with chief scientist, Professor Nic Jones, and get his take on our plans for the future. As we launch our new strategy, we catch up with chief scientist, Professor Nic Jones, and get his take on our plans for the future.

29 April 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Stratified medicine and the lung cancer ‘Matrix’ trial – part of a cancer care revolution

We're launching an ambitious new clinical trial aiming to advance treatment for patients with lung cancer - so how will it work? We're launching an ambitious new clinical trial aiming to advance treatment for patients with lung cancer - so how will it work?

17 April 2014

• Health & Medicine

Revolutionary clinical trial aims to advance lung cancer treatment thanks to Cancer Research UK and Pharma partnership

Cancer Research UK is partnering with pharmaceutical companies to create a pioneering clinical trial for patients with advanced lung cancer  Cancer Research UK is partnering with pharmaceutical companies to create a pioneering clinical trial for patients with advanced lung cancer 

17 April 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

Nobody deserves to die from lung cancer

Lung cancer is a devastating disease and the UK's biggest cancer killer, but people don't like to talk about it. Lung cancer is a devastating disease and the UK's biggest cancer killer, but people don't like to talk about it.

1 April 2014

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Joining forces to fight lung cancer

What has the shape of a protein got to do with giving lung cancer patients the best treatments? A team of our researchers have the answer. What has the shape of a protein got to do with giving lung cancer patients the best treatments? A team of our researchers have the answer.

25 March 2014

Discovery to help predict who will benefit from lung cancer treatment

Scientists have revealed the structure of an abnormal protein which causes an aggressive type of lung cancer known as ALK lung cancer. Scientists have revealed the structure of an abnormal protein which causes an aggressive type of lung cancer known as ALK lung cancer.

24 March 2014