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We are are helping to end death and disease caused by cancer, saving more lives by detecting early and personalising treatments. The experiences of patients and their families shape every stage of research and of plans for the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, as we work together to change the story of cancer.

Cambridge is changing the story of cancer

15 July 2024

Find out about groundbreaking cancer research at Cambridge, including our planned new hospital, how we're studying the earliest stages of cancer, how AI is helping fight the disease, and the patients playing a key role in our work.

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Imaging technique allows rapid assessment of ovarian cancer subtypes and their response to treatment

06 Dec 2024

An MRI-based imaging technique developed at the University of Cambridge predicts the response of ovarian cancer tumours to treatment, and rapidly...

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Cambridge researchers develop urine test for early detection of lung cancer

06 Dec 2024

Cambridge scientists have developed a urine test for early detection of lung cancer. The test, the first of its kind, detects ‘zombie’ cells that...

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Landmark 'pill-on-a-thread' cancer screening trial welcomes first participants

28 Nov 2024

A pivotal clinical trial of a 'pill-on-a-thread' test, which will decide if it becomes a new screening programme for oesophageal cancer, has welcomed...

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10 Cambridge spinouts changing the story of cancer

17 Oct 2024

10 Cambridge spinouts on putting their research into practice to improve outcomes for cancer patients - and why Cambridge is a great place to do this.

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Cambridge's Raj Jena becomes UK's first Professor of AI in radiotherapy

17 Oct 2024

The creation of the new Clinical Professorship signals the importance of AI in the fight against cancer and builds on the University’s work to apply...

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Supertroopers: CAR-T cell cancer therapy

16 Oct 2024

A life-saving cancer therapy is being scaled up in Cambridge to deliver more treatments to more patients for more cancers.

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Cancer Research UK makes unprecedented £173m investment in University of Cambridge

15 Oct 2024

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has today announced a £173 million investment in its institute at the University of Cambridge - the largest single grant...

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Back to BRCA: the discovery of a breast cancer risk gene

07 Oct 2024

In 1994, a landmark paper identified a gene – BRCA1 – that significantly increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancers when faulty. Thirty years...

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Combining kidney and lung cancer screening helps identify tumours early

23 Sep 2024

Combining screening for lung and kidney cancers could help identify undiagnosed cases of kidney cancer, say researchers as they release the results...

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Lung with two metastatic lesions derived from a mouse primary triple-negative breast tumour

Cancer researchers and astronomers join forces in fight against disease

13 Sep 2024

A unique collaboration of astronomers and cancer researchers at Cambridge has been awarded more than £5m to establish the Spatial Profiling and...

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New study aims to catch cancer earlier than ever before

12 Sep 2024

A new study aims, for the first time, to pinpoint the very moment the immune system recognises a tumour to try to stop the disease earlier than...

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New way to extend ‘shelf life’ of blood stem cells will improve gene therapy

15 Aug 2024

Researchers have discovered a way to extend the shelf life of blood stem cells outside the body for use in gene therapy, providing patients with...

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