News
The latest news from around the Biomedical Research Centre, The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research, London.
- 12 March 2015 Welcome to our new website
Welcome to the new website for the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, highligh
- 04 February 2015 Simple tweak to MRI could sharpen images of cancers
A simple change in the processing of data from scans of cancer patients could sharpen images taken of tumours, a new study reveals.
- 09 January 2015 ICR now top in clinical medicine too in new REF ranking
The new Times Higher Education rankings based on the Research Excellence Framework again put The Institute of Cancer Research, London, first o
- 02 January 2015 Scans on day of treatment could improve bladder radiotherapy
Using scan to tailor radiotherapy more accurately to each patient could lead to fewer needing their bladder removed.
- 30 December 2014 The Royal Marsden joins forces on world-leading genomics project in fight against cancer
The Royal Marsden will join together with Imperial College, Chelsea and Westminster and the Royal Brompton hospitals, as a Genomic Medical Cen
- 23 December 2014 Trial finds cancer drug can block key signal in cancer growth and drug resistance
An experimental cancer drug may block an important driver for the survival, growth and spread of cancer cells.
- 18 December 2014 ICR tops league table of university excellence
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is the top higher education institution in the country in the overall league table of academic perfo
- 17 December 2014 Scientists use 3D printing to make replica organs for enhanced radiotherapy
Researchers have used 3D printing to produce replica models of tumours and organs of patients with cancer, to help calculate precisely how muc
- 09 December 2014 Diagnostics trial for breast cancer patients
Patients with advanced breast cancer will soon be offered the opportunity to take part in a new molecular research trial at The Royal Marsden.
- 07 December 2014 New software helps radiotherapy track moving tumours
The software, developed by researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, tracks motion