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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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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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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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Metastatic breast cancer in pleural field.

Exposure to X-Rays raises risk of breast cancer in young women with BRCA faults

07 Sep 2012

Women with faults in BRCA genes are more likely to develop breast cancer if they are exposed to chest X-rays before they are 30, according to a study...

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DNA

Genetic roulette in a new world

17 Aug 2012

Dr Robin Hesketh, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry and author of Betrayed by Nature, explains how advances in inexpensive, rapid...

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Breast cancer cells.

Breast cancer: Back to basics

16 Aug 2012

Ahead of the first in a series of pub-based science talks, called “SciBar” this evening (16 August), Hayley Frend explains why fundamental knowledge...

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Example of fatty overgrowth, affecting specific body regions, caused by mutations in the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase PI3K (AKT) signalling pahtway.

Cause of rare growth disease discovered

24 Jun 2012

Scientists hopeful discovery will provide a biological target for drug therapy.

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