Epigenetics

We’re in Liverpool for the annual National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference, sharing updates from the most exciting research on show.

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

Cancers are often born from just one cell that became faulty, developing into a tumour by copying itself over and…

Scientists have discovered pancreatic cancer can be divided into four separate types, paving the way for more accurate diagnosis and treatment.

We often talk about cancer as being a disease caused by mistakes in DNA – the genetic instructions inside all our cells that tell them to make molecules such as proteins. And faulty genes do indeed cause cells to grow out of control, leading to cancer. But it isn’t just the sequence of the DNA that matters, but also how it’s used that’s important.

Cancer Research UK scientists have found how cells adapt to overcome cancer drugs designed to interfere with their genetic controls.

We look at the science behind media stories about a ‘simple blood test’ that apparently can ‘predict breast cancer’.

The lab of Cancer Research UK scientist Professor Tony Kouzarides focuses on how genes get turned on and off – we explore his work and how it links to cancer.

Large-scale studies from across the globe are providing genetic clues that link different tumours – but what does this mean for how we define and treat cancer?

Earlier this week, the news was full of stories about a ‘blood test’ that can apparently predict a woman’s risk…