News
The latest news from around the Biomedical Research Centre, The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research, London.
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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
- 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.