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Major trial shows breast cancer drug can hit prostate cancer Achilles heel
A drug already licensed for the treatment of breast and ovarian cancers is more effective than targeted hormone therapy at keeping cancer in check in some men with advanced prostate cancer, a major clinical trial reports.

Training for a marathon in a pandemic: the fundraisers helping us finish cancer
As sports events around the world are put on hold in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, Joanne Duffy finds out how #teamICR have come together to support each other, adapt their training and focus on what really matters to them.

Our COVID-19 research and how we’re supporting the NHS
Staff and students from across The Institute of Cancer Research, London, are using their scientific and clinical expertise as part of the national response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Scientists enhance new way to overcome resistance to targeted cancer treatments
Researchers have enhanced a new method for inhibiting the protein HSP72, known to be important in helping cancer cells survive and resist treatment, which will help scientists move closer to discovering a new cancer drug that targets the protein.
Babies with brain tumours could benefit from targeted treatment
Brain cancer in infants is biologically distinct from other childhood brain tumours and could be successfully treated with targeted drugs, a new study has shown.

Major new cancer imaging network involving the ICR and The Royal Marsden established
Nine world-leading medical imaging centres from across the UK will come together to form an integrated network for standardising and validating the use of cutting-edge imaging techniques in cancer treatment.

Latest coronavirus update - 25 March
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has now ceased most of its ‘wet lab’ research as part of a series of measures to safeguard staff and students from coronavirus – but we are proud to be supporting the national effort against the pandemic.

Latest coronavirus update - 20 March
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is putting in place a series of measures to safeguard its staff and students in response to the coronavirus pandemic, while also seeking to minimise the long-term impact upon our life-saving research.

Latest ICR update concerning coronavirus - 17 March
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is doing everything it can to safeguard its staff and students in response to the coronavirus pandemic while attempting to minimise the inevitable disruption to its life-saving research.

ICR updates on its response to coronavirus - 14 March
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is continuing to do its life-saving cancer research in line with Government guidance on coronavirus while making extensive preparations for disruption ahead.
Weight gain linked to lower risk of breast cancer before the menopause
Gaining weight from early adulthood is linked to a lower risk of breast cancer before the menopause, a major global study of more than 600,000 women has found.
Two-pronged attack on DNA repair could kill drug-resistant cancers
Launching a two-pronged attack on cancer’s ability to safeguard its DNA could offer an effective new way of treating the disease, a new study reports.
