Our research into different forms of cancer

Need to know more about research we're doing into a specific type of cancer affecting you, a friend or a loved one? We can tell you about how we've changed diagnosis and treatment for people with many different types of cancer and provide information about our latest discoveries.

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We’re leading research across all major forms of cancer. Find out some of our top breakthroughs and what we're currently researching.

Clinical Trials at ICR-CTSU

Our Clinical Trials & Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU) regularly recruits across various cancer types to test drugs, screening methods and more
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The Rudy A Menon Foundation

Family Charity Partners

The Rudy A Menon Foundation funds brain cancer research including Gliomatosis Cerebri.

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A £10 donation each month can supply our team with equipment to undertake a number of tests/experiments
With GiftAid you'll also be able to add 25% at no extra cost to you

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Targeting SRC in G4-Medulloblastoma

Primary supervisor: Dr Rob Van Montfort Primary site: Sutton Funded by Cancer Research UK-CBTCE (Paul Workman) Targeting SRC in G4-Medulloblastoma

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Our very latest cancer discoveries & news

3d reconstruction of the human breast
New data tool could bring RNA sequencing into standard clinical practice, improving diagnosis and treatment

06/02/25

Researchers have developed a new tool that could help clinicians diagnose the most common type of breast cancer more accurately and make better treatment decisions.
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DNA art
Scientists show that the immune system indirectly influences the genes that drive cancer

04/02/25

Researchers have uncovered new details about the complex relationship between the immune system and cancer.
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Breast cancer cells Credit Ewa Krawczyk 945x532
Breast cancer risk model provides reassuring data for those with family history of disease after short-term HRT use

31/01/25

Hormone replacement therapy taken at age 50 for up to 5 years only modestly increases the risk of breast cancer, even for women with a strong family history of the disease, according to a new risk model published in the British Journal of General Practice.
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Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy may hamper immunotherapy, new breast cancer research finds

30/01/25

A new study has provided novel insights into the effects of radiation on the immune cells surrounding breast cancer tumours.
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