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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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Common class of chemicals increase cancer risk by breaking down DNA repair mechanisms

01 Jun 2017

A common class of chemicals found everywhere from car exhausts, smoke, building materials and furniture to cosmetics and shampoos could increase...

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Opinion: How epigenetics may help us slow down the ageing clock

12 May 2017

Why do we age when we get older? Epigenetics may hold the answer – but could it one day help us turn back the clock? Professor Wolf Reik from the...

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Study identifies hundreds of genes that influence timing of puberty and alter risk of several cancers

24 Apr 2017

The largest genomic analysis of puberty timing in men and women conducted to date has identified 389 genetic signals associated with puberty timing...

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Visualization of DNA sequence invented in 2015

Major genetic study identifies 12 new genetic variants for ovarian cancer

27 Mar 2017

A genetic trawl through the DNA of almost 100,000 people, including 17,000 patients with the most common type of ovarian cancer, has identified 12...

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Virtual reality journey through a tumour: Cambridge scientists receive £40 million funding boost

10 Feb 2017

Cambridge scientists have received two of the biggest funding grants ever awarded by Cancer Research UK, with the charity set to invest £40 million...

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Cambridge team receives £5 million to help GPs spot ‘difficult-to-diagnose’ cancers

26 Jan 2017

Researchers in Cambridge are set to receive a £5m Cancer Research UK’s Catalyst Award to improve the early detection of cancers in GP surgeries. The...

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Toast

Opinion: How dangerous is burnt toast?

23 Jan 2017

A new campaign is warning people that burning some food, such as toast, is a potential cancer risk. Here, the evidence for this claim is explored by...

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Cambridge scientists set to get £41 million boost from Cancer Research UK

14 Dec 2016

Cambridge scientists are set to receive a major cash injection from Cancer Research UK, which has announced plans to invest over £41 million over the...

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Capella building, which will house the Stem Cell Institute from 2018

Cambridge’s Gurdon Institute and Stem Cell Institute receive five year funding boost

07 Dec 2016

Two Cambridge institutes have today been confirmed as major research centres by biomedical research charity Wellcome, receiving continued support for...

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Professor Richard Gilbertson from the CRUK Cambridge Institute

Man on a mission to beat cancer

14 Nov 2016

Thirty years ago, Professor Richard Gilbertson pledged to implement a 15 per cent reduction in mortality from children’s brain cancer. This is the...

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Brain tumours and brain injury to be focus of new Cambridge laboratories

11 Nov 2016

A new suite of laboratories aimed at improving outcomes for patients with brain injuries and brain tumours opens today at the University of Cambridge.

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A counterintuitive approach to fighting cancer

09 Nov 2016

When you’re under attack, you fight back. You gather your troops and attack the invading enemy, hoping to wound and defeat them, while supporting and...

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