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• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

New immunotherapy discovery could give treatments the precision they need

Our scientists may have uncovered the 'guidance system' needed to make cancer immunotherapy more effective. Our scientists may have uncovered the 'guidance system' needed to make cancer immunotherapy more effective.

3 March 2016

• Science & Technology

Cancer cells kill off healthy neighbours

Cancer cells create space to grow by killing off surrounding healthy cells, according to UK researchers working with fruit flies. Cancer cells create space to grow by killing off surrounding healthy cells, according to UK researchers working with fruit flies.

4 February 2016

• Science & Technology

Grand Challenge five: build a ‘Google Street View’ for cancer

We home in on the fifth of our Grand Challenges, and ask the experts about what it will take to build a 'Google Street View' for cancer. We home in on the fifth of our Grand Challenges, and ask the experts about what it will take to build a 'Google Street View' for cancer.

20 January 2016

• Science & Technology

Spreading cancer cells must change their environment to grow

Spreading cancer cells arriving in a new part of the body must be able to change their new environment to continue to grow Spreading cancer cells arriving in a new part of the body must be able to change their new environment to continue to grow

3 December 2015

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Expert Opinion – Professor Richard Gilbertson talks children’s cancers

We caught up with Professor Richard Gilbertson to find out the challenges facing research into children’s cancers, and where the field is heading. We caught up with Professor Richard Gilbertson to find out the challenges facing research into children’s cancers, and where the field is heading.

26 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

• Science & Technology

Where cancers spread to depends on cellular ‘soil prep’

New US research has unearthed a fresh take on a 126 year old theory, and it could help explain why cancers spread to different tissues. New US research has unearthed a fresh take on a 126 year old theory, and it could help explain why cancers spread to different tissues.

2 November 2015

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

The 7 questions we must answer to beat cancer

The world's biggest cancer experts have selected 7 research challenges that must be tackled to beat cancer - we take a look at what they chose. The world's biggest cancer experts have selected 7 research challenges that must be tackled to beat cancer - we take a look at what they chose.

12 October 2015

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Recently funded research – understanding what makes cancer tick

Here are a few highlights from the research projects our Science Committee funded in April. Here are a few highlights from the research projects our Science Committee funded in April.

2 October 2015

• Science & Technology

Do you think that’s air you’re breathing? How cancer cells corrupt the matrix

Cancer cells can corrupt their healthy counterparts to help them spread around the body. We explore new research looking to stop them. Cancer cells can corrupt their healthy counterparts to help them spread around the body. We explore new research looking to stop them.

1 October 2015

• Science & Technology

A legacy of ground-breaking research

Read the inspiring story of how a generous gift left by a couple in their Will is helping our scientists understand how cancers spread. Read the inspiring story of how a generous gift left by a couple in their Will is helping our scientists understand how cancers spread.

9 September 2015