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A Cambridge woman who lost her younger sister to leukaemia is urging the next Government to save more lives from cancer

28 Jun 2024

Ellie Bray, from Papworth Everard, was just 16 years old when she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. She died two years later with her family at her side. 

Professor Richard Gilbertson appointed as next Master of Caius College

27 Jun 2024

Our Centre Director, Professor Gilbertson been chosen as the next Master by the Fellows of Gonville & Caius College.

Professor Tony Kouzarides receives Knighthood

17 Jun 2024

Many congratulations to Professor Tony Kouzarides, Director of the Milner Therapeutics Institute, on being awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours List

Changemakers in cancer: Swetha Kannan

5 Jun 2024

Swetha is studying for a PhD in cancer immunology, has launched a social enterprise to support the mental health of cancer patients in India and has designed a portable diagnostics tool to detect head and neck cancers.

Members of the Murray/Coleman group at the Dept of Pathology, University of Cambridge

Funding boost for research on malignant germ cell tumours

28 May 2024

New funding has been awarded by the Little Princess Trust for research on malignant germ cell tumours in teenagers and young adults.

Cambridge scientists benefit from Cancer Research UK funding boost

20 May 2024

Funding totalling almost £6 million has been awarded to doctors and scientists in the East of England to boost research into life-saving cancer treatments and services.

Fellows of the Royal Society 2024

16 May 2024

Congratulations to Centre members Prof Rebecca Fitzgerald and Prof George Malliaras on being elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.

Tackling treatment resistance in rare children's cancer

10 May 2024

New research suggests potential combination therapy option for children with neuroblastoma to prevent resistance to treatment.

Cambridge scientists to race for life

2 May 2024

A Cambridge scientist and her colleagues are urging people to back life-saving research and sign up for Race for Life.

Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer survivors

25 Apr 2024

Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate cancer for men, according to new research studying data from almost 600,000 patients in England.

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