News
The latest news from around the Biomedical Research Centre, The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research, London.
- 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
- 11 May 2016 New target for lung cancer identified
Researchers have uncovered a key part of a chain reaction of signals that tell some lung cancers to grow. This new insight into a major cancer
- 14 April 2016 New insights show how some breast cancers resist treatment
Breast cancer cells can become resistant to a common anticancer drug in a variety of different ways, suggesting that tailored treatment combin
- 08 April 2016 Building a Research Career: A guide for aspiring clinical academics and their managers
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is committed to encouraging non-medical healthcare clinicians to undertake research training
- 31 March 2016 Children with cancer to get new gene test
Pilot study will sequence 81 cancer genes in children’s tumours to help personalise cancer treatment.
- 29 March 2016 Scientists identify potential treatment options for rare cancer
Researchers have found that a combination of chemotherapy and modern radiotherapy can benefit patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer – a
- 29 March 2016 New blood test could direct pancreatic cancer treatment
Scientists have developed a blood test that can pick out patients with pancreatic cancer who require different types of treatment to delay pro
- 24 March 2016 Regular MRI scans help to target bladder cancer
A new radiotherapy technique could help doctors to focus treatment more precisely on tumours in the bladder, and reduce damage to surrounding
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22 March 2016 Professor recognised for contribution to cancer care for adolescents and young adultsProfessor Winette van der Graaf, Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden, has been recognised for her contribution to cancer care f