News
The latest news from around the Biomedical Research Centre, The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research, London.
- 14 September 2016 NIHR BRC grant renewed for third time
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) have successfully renewed their joint Biomedical Research C
- 07 September 2016 Single-letter variation in DNA linked to longer bowel cancer survival
A single letter in a strand of DNA within tumours is linked to longer survival times for some patients treated for bowel cancer, a new study r
- 02 September 2016 Blood test for new breast cancer subtype delays its progression
A blood test that detects when the most common form of breast cancer has become resistant to treatment could double the average time it takes
- 26 July 2016 Royal Marsden and ICR students attend NIHR Training Camp
Three students from The Royal Marsden and The Institute for Cancer Research (ICR) have attended a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR
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15 July 2016 Professor Johann de Bono awarded prestigious Regius ProfessorshipProfessor Johann de Bono, the Head of the Oak Drug Development Unit at The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), has been
- 13 July 2016 Simplifying gene testing access for women with ovarian cancer improves treatment choices and could save lives
A new streamlined approach to genetic testing for women with ovarian cancer provides testing rapidly and affordably, allowing many more patien
- 07 July 2016 Genetic testing can help deliver precision medicine to men with advanced prostate cancer
Genetic testing in men with advanced prostate cancer could pick up a significant proportion whose disease may be caused by inherited mutations
- 28 June 2016 MR Linac in place at Sutton site
The installation of the UK's first MR Linac made significant progress at The Royal Marsden and Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) this summer.
- 15 June 2016 Targeted head and neck radiotherapy could improve quality of life
Changing the intensity of radiotherapy to protect the salivary glands could help treat a rare type of head and neck cancer and improve patient
- 19 May 2016 Testing key gene activity helps identify women with aggressive breast cancer
The research, published in Clinical Cancer Research journal, could form the basis of future tests to direct treatment to cancers that have res