• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

International Childhood Cancer Day: why an EU law needs improving to help develop new treatments for young people

We explore how an EU law potentially holding back progress in research on cancers that affect children and young adults. We explore how an EU law potentially holding back progress in research on cancers that affect children and young adults.

15 February 2016

• Health & Medicine

New test could help select the best treatment for bowel cancer patients

A new test could help patients with advanced bowel cancer get the best treatment for their disease. A new test could help patients with advanced bowel cancer get the best treatment for their disease.

11 February 2016

• Science & Technology

Scientists discover how breast cancer cells spread from blood vessels

Researchers have identified a protein that controls how breast cancer cells spread around the body. Researchers have identified a protein that controls how breast cancer cells spread around the body.

9 February 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

World Cancer Day 2016: six ways our research helps patients across the globe

To mark World Cancer Day, we take a look at how our discoveries over the decades are helping cancer patients all over the world right now. To mark World Cancer Day, we take a look at how our discoveries over the decades are helping cancer patients all over the world right now.

4 February 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

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Grand Challenge seven: kill cancer cells using new ‘smart drugs’

We explore our seventh Grand Challenge, attempting to pull off the ultimate cell heist and use new 'smart drugs' to selectively kill cancer cells. We explore our seventh Grand Challenge, attempting to pull off the ultimate cell heist and use new 'smart drugs' to selectively kill cancer cells.

2 February 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

CRISPR gene editing: new chapter in cancer research or blot in the ethical copybook?

We explore a new revolutionary gene editing technology called CRISPR that's taking labs by storm as scientists look to understand the genetics behind cancer. We explore a new revolutionary gene editing technology called CRISPR that's taking labs by storm as scientists look to understand the genetics behind cancer.

1 February 2016

• Science & Technology

Grand Challenge six: target cancer's 'super-controller'

The sixth of our Grand Challenge topics is posing the question: can we target the cancer ‘super-controller’ MYC? The sixth of our Grand Challenge topics is posing the question: can we target the cancer ‘super-controller’ MYC?

25 January 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Good progress in clinical trials transparency, but we need to do more

A Sense About Science Campaigns and Policy Officer reflects on the successes of the AllTrials campaign and the challenges that still lie ahead. A Sense About Science Campaigns and Policy Officer reflects on the successes of the AllTrials campaign and the challenges that still lie ahead.

21 January 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

UK Government’s DNA-mapping project recruits first cancer patients

The UK’s pioneering 100,000 Genomes Project has recruited its first patients with cancer. The UK’s pioneering 100,000 Genomes Project has recruited its first patients with cancer.

21 January 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

Traces of cancer cells in blood could warn of acute leukaemia relapse

Researchers showed that the presence of leukaemia cells after initial chemotherapy could predict how well a patient subsequently fared. Researchers showed that the presence of leukaemia cells after initial chemotherapy could predict how well a patient subsequently fared.

20 January 2016