What is discovery science? 13 Jul 2022 When cancer research hits the headlines, it’s often clinical trial results or a potential new test or treatment for patients. However, these breakthroughs would never be possible without earlier fundamental discoveries by scientists in the lab. Hannah Taylor Lewis takes a look at the role of discovery science in cancer research. Find out more Show/Hide
Melanoma Awareness Month 2019: A personal look behind the scenes of our melanoma research 28 May 2019 Patient advocate Debbie Keynes, who was diagnosed with melanoma in April 2016, visited the ICR to meet with researchers who are developing new techniques to advance the diagnosis of melanoma to help patients and GPs. Find out more Show/Hide
Tracing a new treatment for skin cancer to its roots in ICR science 18 Sep 2014 NICE has approved the skin cancer drug dabrafenib for use on the NHS. Much of the work characterising the function of the mutant protein it targets was carried out at the ICR and here we talk about the story of the research behind BRAF inhibitors. Find out more Show/Hide