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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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Behind the scenes of cancer research

13 Mar 2014

Cancer will affect one in three of us at some point in our lives, so research into this disease is vital. Most cancer patients will see their doctor...

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Throat ulcer

Patients with mouth and oesophageal cancers take longer to seek help from GP

11 Feb 2014

New research shows that lack of awareness of the symptoms of mouth and oesophageal cancer means people wait much longer before visiting their GPs...

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Non svegliare il can che dorme

11,000-year-old living dog cancer reveals its secrets

23 Jan 2014

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the world’s oldest continuously surviving cancer, a transmissible genital cancer that affects dogs.

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Micrograph of a plasmacytoma, a hematological malignancy

Researchers discover new test for chronic blood cancers

10 Dec 2013

A new test for blood cancers will catch many more cases than the present test that identifies only 60 per cent.

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Scientists discover a molecular ‘switch’ in cancers of the testis and ovary

01 Aug 2013

Research could lead to new drugs to turn ‘switch’ off.

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A small colony of cells derived from a single blood stem cell. Hundreds of such colonies were assessed for their proliferation kinetics and blood cell types produced.

Unraveling tumour growth one stem cell at a time

04 Jun 2013

Study has relevance to all cancers that are suspected to have a stem cell origin

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Genetic ‘fine tuning’ controls body’s own attack against breast cancer

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Scientists develop simple blood test to track tumour evolution in cancer patients

02 May 2013

Research sheds light on how tumours develop drug resistance

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DNA

Blood test reveals women's response to breast cancer treatment

13 Mar 2013

Breast tumour DNA circulating in the bloodstream could be used to measure how well a woman’s cancer is responding to treatment, according to a new...

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Quadruplex visualisation and staining in human cell nuclei and chromosomes

Four-stranded ‘quadruple helix’ DNA structure proven to exist in human cells

31 Jan 2013

Discovery opens up possibilities for a new generation of targeted therapies for cancer.

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Breast cancer cells

World-leading cancer expert to head-up Cambridge Institute

21 Dec 2012

The University of Cambridge and Cancer Research UK have appointed Professor Simon Tavaré to be the next director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge...

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Cancer

Awareness could eliminate inequalities in cancer diagnoses

13 Nov 2012

Each year 5,600 patients are diagnosed with cancer at a late stage because of inequalities. Study underlines importance of awareness campaigns.

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