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Scans on day of treatment could improve bladder radiotherapy
Scanning bladder cancer patients on the day of treatment could lead to safer, more accurate radiotherapy, and could pave the way for fewer people to have their bladders removed, say researchers.
Gene signatures give brain cancer clue
Researchers have shown that three different genetic fingerprints underlie three different forms of glioma, a cancer which accounts for around half of all brain tumours.
Radiotherapy presents risks in testicular cancer treatment
Radiotherapy should be avoided for the treatment of testicular cancer after surgery because of an increased risk of developing secondary cancers, according to a new study by The Institute of Cancer Research, London.
Carols from Chelsea
Over 400 people gathered in the stunning surroundings of the Chapel of the Royal Hospital Chelsea for this year's 'Carols from Chelsea', raising nearly £100,000.
Research shows benefit of active surveillance for prostate cancer patients
Closely monitoring prostate cancer patients could help thousands of men with less aggressive forms of the disease avoid unnecessary treatment, research shows.
Saving lives by changing the way we deliver radiotherapy
German physicist Professor Wilhelm Röentgen was the first person to report using X-rays back in 1896. His first X-ray picture was of his wife’s hand, and when she saw the picture, she exclaimed "I have seen my death!”.
Computer-controlled table could direct radiotherapy to tumours
Sophisticated computer modelling could be used to deliver high doses of radiotherapy to tumours more quickly than current methods
Highlights of 2013
We review ten of the most exciting discoveries made in the past year.
ICR research team wins award for improving quality of life for cancer patients
A clinical trials team at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has won a top award for its work to improve quality of life for people with head and neck cancers.
Beating breast cancer’s resistance to hormone treatments
Professor Clare Isacke discovered that a signalling pathway in ER-positive breast cancer that is linked to resistance to aromatase inhibitors in some cancers.
Pinpointing the first founder mutations that lead to leukaemia
Professors Mel Greaves and Richard Houlston were able to identify the exact mutations that kick-start cancer, potentially enabling more effective targeted therapies.
Pioneering cancer drugs could treat many more patients – by targeting new gene defect
A pioneering new class of targeted cancer drug could benefit many more patients than previously thought including some with ovarian, stomach, bladder, cervical and prostate cancer.