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Scientists have developed a tool that can predict how bowel cancer adapts to treatment – helping researchers to design new personalised drugs that will keep patients living well for longer. A team ...
Image: Carcinoma of salivary gland. Credit: Nephron, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A new genetically engineered virus has delivered a one-two punch against advanced cancers in initial findings ...
Scientists discover the ‘roadmap’ that aggressive cancer uses to spread around the body – identifying ways to block its escapeImage of human melanoma tissue, with melanoma cells in green and purple ...
Pharmacological ‘auditing’ The Phase I clinical trial of capivasertib utilised the Pharmacological Audit Trail approach, which was conceptualised and developed by Professor Workman and colleagues. The ...
Image: Dr Isaac Garcia-Murillas. Credit: Institute of Cancer Research A new type of blood test can predict the recurrence of breast cancer in high-risk patients, months or even years before they ...
Thousands of patients with a common type of blood cancer could benefit from a new drug combination, while others could see their disease kept at bay for longer. Research published in the journal Blood ...
The overuse of CT scans could cause over 100,000 cases of cancer in the US – with almost 10,000 cases in children, researchers have warned. According to a new modelling study, published in the journal ...
A spit test, where a sample can be collected at home, is more accurate at identifying future risk of prostate cancer for some men than the current standard PSA blood test, a new study reports. Results ...
Image: Glioblastoma cells. Credit: Professor Chris Jones/ICR A pioneering research study which will allow brain cancer patients to access drugs that are precisely targeted to their disease and swap to ...
ASCO 2025: AI test determines best prostate cancer treatment – which could save NHS moneyA new AI test can pick out which men with high-risk prostate cancer that has not spread will require ...
Scientists create new way to predict bowel cancer risk in people with inflammatory bowel diseaseScientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have found a way to identify people with ...