2020
- Artificial intelligence can help to improve prognosis and treatment for glioblastoma
- Study of COVID-19 levels in oncology staff suggests need for more extensive testing
2019
- Deaths from liver cancer have tripled in past 20 years in England
- High levels of two hormones in the blood raise prostate cancer risk
- Simple blood test for early detection of breast cancer
- Researchers identify certain gut bacteria that may be involved in causing bowel cancer </a
- Pattern of hospital visits offers clue to spotting people at risk of myeloma
- AI blood test can spot signs of brain tumour to speed up diagnosis
- Cervical pre-cancer can be detected in self-collected urine or vaginal samples Results of study are a ‘game changer’ for screening
- Blood test can help GPs spot ovarian cancer in women with suspicious symptoms
- 2019 NCRI Excellence Awards Winner Announcement
2018
- Doctors and nurses reluctant to recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients despite public health guidelines
- Gut stem cells offer clues for preventing tumours in inherited bowel cancer
- Women who are ‘larks’ have a lower risk of developing breast cancer: analyses of genetic variants show the effect of sleep on breast cancer risk
- Gap in research means millions living with long-term consequences of cancer: work needed in ten key areas
- Patients with low risk thyroid cancer can receive lower doses of radiation treatment: new results from the HiLo trial
- Men with prostate cancer are willing to accept lower survival odds to avoid incontinence, impotence and repeat treatments
- Fluorescent marker can help guide surgeons to remove dangerous brain tumour cells more accurately
- Melanoma death rates are rising in men but static or falling in women
2017
- Big data analysis predicts risk of radiotherapy side effects
- Scientists exploit leaks in blood brain barrier to treat glioblastoma
- Test could diagnose oesophageal cancer 8 years earlier
- Low testosterone levels linked to reduced risk of prostate cancer
- More women than men diagnosed with bowel cancer as an emergency despite extra gp visits
2016
- Researchers find key to drug resistant bowel cancer
- Marker for aggressive prostate cancer doubles-up as a drug target
- Gold nanoparticles help deliver lethal one-two punch to cancer
- One in six women diagnosed with breast cancer have a symptom other than a lump
- Adult weight gain could increase cancer risk
- Gut microbes linked to immunotherapy response in melanoma patients
- Brain tumour characteristics could help predict survival in people over 70
- Understanding cancer worries could break down barriers to seeking help
- Tumour cells in blood samples could predict prostate cancer spread
2015
- Naturally high oestrogen levels may reduce women’s bowel cancer risk after menopause
- Public don’t realise screening can help prevent cancer
- Scotland’s youth missing out on trials of cancer treatment
- Different types of ovarian cancer have different causes
- Scientists discover how to better map brain tumours
- Quarter of Londoners diagnosed with cancer at A&E are dead within two months
- Around a fifth of unvaccinated ethnic school girls think they don’t need HPV jab
- British cancer scientist wins lifetime achievement award
- New funding for pathology is keeping cancer research at the cutting edge
- Women are unaware of alcohol and obesity breast cancer risks
- Heat-activated ‘grenade’ to target cancer
2014
- Scientists uncover potential drug to tackle ‘undruggable’ fault in third of cancers
- Trial results reveal first targeted treatment to boost survival for oesophageal cancer
- Gene switches could predict when breast cancers will spread to the brain
- Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace endoscopy as pre-cancer test
- Half of smokers using liverpool stop smoking services used e-cigs
- Patients with emergency-diagnosed lung cancer report barriers to seeing gp
- Sea sponge drug could boost advanced breast cancer survival by five extra months
- Keeping active in middle age may help cut breast cancer risk, study shows
- Invisible tattoos could improve body confidence after breast cancer radiotherapy
- Step towards blood test for many cancer types
- Ethnic minorities less aware of cancer symptoms
- Cancer cell fingerprints may speed up childhood cancer diagnosis
- Scientists trigger self-destruct switch in lung cancer cells
2013
- Deprivation Responsible For 450 Breasts Cancer Deaths Each Year
- Lower HPV Vaccination Rates Putting Girls From Ethnic Minorities At Risk Of Cancer
- Redirecting Our Immune Cells To Help Fight Children’s Cancer
- Blood Test Reveals Skin Cancer Spread
- New Computer Program To Help GPs Know When To Send Patients For Cancer Tests
- Funding For Cancer Research Increases By Over 60 Per Cent In 10 Years
- New Drug Extends Life In Women With Advanced Ovarian Cancer
- Prostate Cancer Test Can Spot The Difference Between Aggressive And Slow-growing Tumours
- Round The Clock A&E Cancer Doctors Revolutionise Treatment For Patients
- Routine Smear Tests In Women Under 25 Would Cause More Harm Than Good
2012
- Lung Cancer UK Price Tag Eclipses The Cost Of Any Other Cancer
- Smokers Leave A History Of Their Addiction In DNA
- Three-in-one Supermolecule Could Detect Cancer Early, Help Destroy Tumours And Monitor Treatment
- Personalised Prostate Cancer Screening May Save Thousands From Unnecessary Treatment
- First Figures Help Set The Standard For Gynaecological Cancer Surgery
- Bowel Screening Helps To Detect Early Cancers Before They Have The Power To Kill
- HPV Test For Oral Cancers May Improve Patient Outcomes And Treatments