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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.

Professor Jean Abraham speaking to a patient

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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Test tubes in a lab

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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Cancer researcher Tom Else sitting in a lab wearing a white lab coat

Sight and sound

06 Aug 2024

How photoacoustics could transform cancer detection and monitoring

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Dr Alex Cagan outside the Department of Genetics

How 'superstar species' solve healthier ageing and cancer resistance

29 Jul 2024

Dr Alex Cagan – illustrator, geneticist and explorer of animal DNA – is offering a new perspective on the tapestry of life. His work has profound...

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Black excellence in cancer research at Cambridge

26 Jul 2024

Black scientists in Cambridge are driving change to help create a cancer research sector that better represents the wider population.

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Inside the institute looking at early cancer

24 Jul 2024

Today sees the launch of the Early Cancer Institute at Cambridge. Its mission is deceptively simple: to detect cancer early enough to cure it.

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Changemakers in cancer: Oluwasegun Alofaranmi

15 Jul 2024

As a young medical student in Nigeria, Segun was shocked by the disproportionate rate of death from treatable cancers across Africa. To help bring...

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Steve Jackson

Journeys of discovery: Steve Jackson and a life-saving cancer drug

15 Jul 2024

What excites Steve Jackson is understanding how biology works and why it sometimes goes wrong. But what galvanises him is knowing there are people...

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Line drawing of a group of people in a line with arms around each other

Learning from experience: Patients are vital to advances in tackling cancer

15 Jul 2024

Researchers and clinicians are now welcoming new perspectives: those of people with experience of cancer.

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Changemakers in cancer: Jessica Taylor

15 Jul 2024

Dr Jessica Taylor’s ambition is to change the outcome of paediatric brain cancer. She wants children not just to survive but to survive well.

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Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital

The hospital that will change the story of cancer forever

15 Jul 2024

Work will begin soon on a new hospital that will transform how we diagnose and treat cancer. Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital will treat patients...

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Mother and daughter. The mother is a cancer survivor.

Cancer is the public's biggest health concern, survey finds

15 Jul 2024

Two-thirds of the public say they are very or somewhat worried about being told they have cancer – higher than for any other medical condition –...

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AI versus cancer - the Cambridge researchers using machine intelligence to beat disease

15 Jul 2024

‘Game changing’ technology which can predict how patients will respond to cancer treatment is part of a wave of Cambridge research harnessing AI to...

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