Cambridge leading innovative brain cancer research 24 Jan 2018 Baroness Tessa Jowell raises important discussion about brain cancer treatment and access to clinical trials in the UK. Read more »
Impact of Brexit on science and research discussed in Cambridge 18 Jan 2018 Brexit Select Committee visits Cambridge to hear about the impact of leaving the EU on research and innovation. Read more »
Early Detection Programme pump-priming awards 2018 16 Jan 2018 Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre and Canary Center at Stanford collaborate to fund innovative research to help diagnose cancer earlier. Read more »
Study reveals how alcohol damages DNA in stem cells 3 Jan 2018 New research by scientists in Cambridge shows how alcohol damages DNA and increases the risk of cancer. Read more »
Professor Greg Hannon to become new CRUK Cambridge Institute Director 16 Nov 2017 Professor Greg Hannon is to become the next Director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute. Read more »
Harder for T cells to fight cancer in absence of VEGF-A 14 Nov 2017 New research reveals the immune system’s cancer-killing T cells are more effective in a tumour’s oxygen-starved environment when they have access to growth factor VEGF-A. Read more »
Tumouroids mimic three types of primary liver cancer 13 Nov 2017 Cambridge researchers have created ‘mini liver tumours’ in a dish for the first time, which can be used for testing new cancer drugs. Read more »
New test could diagnose oesophageal cancer up to 8 years earlier 10 Nov 2017 Genetic test that could detect oesophageal cancer up to 8 years earlier presented at UK cancer conference. Read more »
Three CRUK Cambridge Centre cancer leaders in Top 50 female innovators in UK healthcare business 9 Nov 2017 Jean Abraham, Jasmin Fisher and Rebecca Fitzgerald are named in Top 50 outstanding female leaders in UK healthcare. Read more »