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ICR recognised in Budget as world-leading research centre
The ICR is set to receive extra Government funding after being recognised in the Budget as a world-leading specialist institution.
Genetic test could pick out 'ultra high risk' bone marrow cancer patients
A new genetic test could help doctors pick out patients with the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma who are at ‘ultra high risk’ of their cancer progressing aggressively early on.
Time for family, friends and travel most valued by patients living with cancer
Spending time with family is what cancer patients would most value if new treatments allowed them to live for longer, a new YouGov poll reveals.
Celebrating five women leading the way at the ICR on International Women's Day 2020
On International Women’s Day 2020, we speak to five women leading the way at the ICR on their journeys in science, their tips for others considering a career in research and the importance of diversity in research.
Chemotherapy after surgery halves risk of rare kidney cancer coming back
Chemotherapy halves the risk of a rare form of kidney cancer coming back after surgery, the largest ever trial conducted in the disease worldwide has found.
Obesity and tumours: What’s cancer eating for lunch?
Obesity is one of the leading factors contributing to cancer development worldwide. In this feature, Joanne Duffy speaks to Dr Barrie Peck about how fat affects cancer on a molecular level, the relationship between obesity and cancer, and why it's all more complicated than it seems.
Squaring up to silent tumours: the research burden of pancreatic cancer
This rare disease day, Joanne Duffy looks at some of the cutting-edge research taking place at the ICR.
World’s largest sarcoma research database aims to revolutionise sarcoma treatment after multi-million pound investment
Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, working alongside collaborators from around the globe, are set to begin work on the world’s largest digital hub of sarcoma clinical and research data after receiving a £2.5m grant.
ICR experts show Discovery Club how to build the cancer drugs of the future
Members of the ICR’s Discovery Club saw first-hand the delicacy and complexity of techniques used to sculpt new drug molecules, as they learned how our scientists design the cancer drugs of the future.
Scientists identify drug fragments that could lead to new cancer drugs
Researchers have found drug fragments, which could help improve our understanding of the function of a key cancer protein and ultimately lead to new drug treatments.
Cancer close-up – how the latest imaging technology is helping us understand how cancer spreads
Cancer’s ability to move and spread around the body is one of its most dangerous aspects. Science Communications Officer, Graham Shaw, spoke with the ICR’s Professor Chris Bakal to learn how cutting-edge imaging is helping him to look at cancer cells in unprecedented detail to understand how they move.
Clinical trial aims to side-step side-effects with state-of-the-art radiotherapy
A major clinical trial has shown that changing the way radiotherapy is delivered could significantly reduce the side effects associated with radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer.
