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Cancer-causing mutation suppresses immune system around tumours
Mutations in ‘Ras’ genes, which drive 25 per cent of human cancers by causing tumour cells to grow, multiply and spread, can also protect cancer cells from the immune system, finds a new study.
New resource to challenge widespread poor practice in biomedical researchers’ use of chemical probes
Details of a major new online resource designed to improve biomedical research by helping researchers choose the best chemical probes for their experiments – allowing drug targets to be validated much more effectively – have been published today.
Top 10 scientific achievements of 2017
We've selected our top 10 discoveries of 2016/17 – chosen because they best represent the breadth of our research and our ambitions set out in our research strategy.
ICR researcher wins major prize at 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
An ICR researcher has been given a prestigious award at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, one of the world’s most important annual breast cancer research conferences.
Breast, bowel and other cancers could be targeted by new drug type
Drugs that target a ‘crutch’ used by cancer cells to keep on dividing and growing could help treat a range of cancer types, researchers have found.
ICR joins call to ensure continued recruitment of technical scientists after Brexit
The Institute of Cancer Research has joined other influential UK research and higher education bodies to call for government recognition of the importance of international technicians in delivering world-leading research.
ICR awarded major prize for pioneering discoveries in precision medicines for cancer
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has been recognised with a highly prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its world-leading research in cancer drug discovery.
Genetic link found between the immune system and lymphoma
People who inherit genetic changes which alter the function of their immune system are at increased risk of developing Hodgkin lymphoma, a major new study reports.
Local MP scanned as healthy volunteer in pioneering new MR Linac radiotherapy machine
MP for Sutton and Cheam Paul Scully has volunteered to be scanned as part of research to help develop a revolutionary new type of radiotherapy machine. He is one of the first healthy volunteers to be scanned as part of the initial trials of the MR Linac.
European Medicines Agency approves abiraterone combined with hormone therapy as first-line treatment for advanced prostate cancer
The prostate cancer drug abiraterone has been approved by the European Medicines Agency in combination with standard hormone therapy for use as a first-line treatment for advanced prostate cancer.
Smoking – particularly if started during adolescence – is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, major new study finds
A major new prospective study funded by Breast Cancer Now has found that smoking is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, particularly among those who began smoking during adolescence and those with a family history of the disease.
ICR fundraisers take part in Climb of Life 30th year celebrations to raise a new record-breaking total
The 30th Climb of Life annual fundraiser has celebrated a landmark year – with an amazing total of over £900,000 raised for the ICR over the lifetime of the event.