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Professor Matthew Murray with patient Aubrey and her dad Paul

100 children mark genetic testing milestone

22 Apr 2022

More than 100 children with cancer from across the East of England have had their tumours tested by whole genome sequencing, and interpreted by scientists in the NHS Genomic Medicine Service at Addenbrooke's, to help improve their diagnosis and treatment.

Deep learning and disease detection

7 Apr 2022

Marcel Gehring co-founded Cyted with Rebecca Fitzgerald, Professor of Cancer Prevention at the University of Cambridge and Maria O’Donovan, lead pathologist for upper gastrointestinal cancer and diagnostic cytology at Addenbrooke's.

Breast cancer cell credit: NIH Image Gallery

‘Robot scientist’ Eve finds that less than one third of scientific results are reproducible

6 Apr 2022

Researchers have used a combination of automated text analysis and the ‘robot scientist’ Eve to semi-automate the process of reproducing research results. The problem of lack of reproducibility is one of the biggest crises facing modern science.

Cambridge pilots landmark treatment path for brain cancer

4 Apr 2022

Brain tumour patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital are the first in the UK to benefit from personalised treatment using the latest advances in genomics and targeted therapies through the Minderoo Precision Brain Tumour Programme.

Yorkshire Kidney Screening Trial recruitment success

30 Mar 2022

A trial led by Prof Grant Stewart and Dr Juliet Usher-Smith is assessing the feasibility of scanning the kidneys as well as the lungs to detect early signs of cancer.

Your Body Uncovered highlights breast cancer

22 Mar 2022

The episode of the immersive medical series shown on Wednesday 23 March featured Prof Jean Abraham and breast cancer patient Annabelle.

The early detection of cancer – challenges and ways forward

22 Mar 2022

A review article published in Science Magazine, co-authored by Cambridge researchers, explores the challenges we need to overcome to improve the early detection of cancer.

Personalised blood test can detect risk of lung cancer relapse

17 Mar 2022

Patients who are at a higher risk of their lung cancer returning can be identified by a personalised blood test that is performed after treatment, according to Cambridge researchers.

Next Gen Seniors monthly event

16 Mar 2022

The NEXT MONTHLY SOCIAL EVENT for research leaders of today/tomorrow is on Thursday 7 April, 16:00–17:00 at the Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre cafe.

Breakthrough in understanding infant leukaemia

14 Mar 2022

Cambridge research offers new hope for treatment of infant cancer that has puzzled researchers for decades.

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