Research Highlights Archive
Gene may explain why some breast cancers are hard to treat - 04 February 2013
New insights into DNA repair process - 24 January 2013
Key driver of aggressive prostate cancer found - 16 January 2013
Trial results show prostate cancer drug extends life - 15 August 2012
Lower risk of serious side-effects in trials of new targeted drugs - 07 August 2012
Obesity may affect response to breast cancer treatment - 16 July 2012
Drug's 'double hit' overcomes leukaemia resistance - 12 July 2012
Scientists develop new strategy to overcome drug-resistant childhood cancer - 11 July 2012
‘Master switch’ experimental drug could treat different cancers - 10 July 2012
New way to control cancer blood supply discovered - 28 June 2012
Landmark study describes long-term risk of breast cancer from lymphoma treatment - 25 June 2012
‘Hitch-hiking’ viral therapy deals a double blow to cancer - 13 June 2012
Gene link to higher rates of bowel cancer in men - 27 May 2012
New test may reduce chemotherapy use in breast cancer - 23 May 2012
New understanding of breast cancer genes and mutations - 16 May 2012
Combining prostate cancer drugs could delay drug resistance, study finds - 01 May 2012
Next-generation “epigenetic” cancer pill shown to be safe - 01 May 2012
Scientists shed light on inherited breast cancer - 30 April 2012
Scientists find DNA variants linked with childhood kidney cancer - 29 April 2012
An experimental drug that blocks an essential cell protein could be used to treat Wilms tumour, a childhood cancer that affects the kidneys. - 23 April 2012
Men with “breast cancer gene” four times more likely to get prostate cancer - 21 April 2012
Adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy halves risk of bladder cancer returning - 18 April 2012
Gene linked to oestrogen levels and breast cancer risk in younger women - 05 April 2012
Trials show promise of human virus to treat head and neck cancer patients - 01 April 2012
Combining skin cancer drug with diabetes treatment almost doubles its ability to halt tumours - 31 March 2012
Test for single genetic fault can predict child cancer patient survival - 26 March 2012
Antidepressant shows promise as cancer treatment - 11 March 2012
Study offers reassurance to leukaemia patients - 06 March 2012
Hereditary breast cancer: genetic code unravelled - 24 February 2012
New MRI technique predicts treatment response for neuroendocrine cancer patients - 17 February 2012
Hundreds more breast cancer patients should be tested for BRCA1 gene - 15 February 2012
Prostate cancer drug shows impressive new Phase III trial results - 01 February 2012
Women with faulty BRCA genes more likely to survive ovarian cancer - 24 January 2012
Musculoskeletal side–effects from breast cancer treatment are not long term - 20 January 2012
Scientists unravel cause of second cancer arising from targeted treatment - 18 January 2012
Fewer, Larger Radiotherapy Doses Prove Safe For Prostate Cancer Patients - 13 December 2011
Scientists discover how to beat resistance to standard leukaemia drug - 07 December 2011
First risk genes found for bone marrow cancer - 27 November 2011
Positive Survival Data from Interim Analysis of Phase III Trial of Prostate Cancer Drug - 03 November 2011
Switching Drugs Improves Breast Cancer Survival Rates, Long-Term Trial Data Shows - 31 October 2011
Breast Cancer Breakthrough Could Predict Recurrence Risk for Thousands of UK Women - 19 October 2011
Gene Testing Young Prostate Cancer Patients Could Help Target Treatment - 12 October 2011
HPV Testing in Screening Programme Saves Women From Unnecessary Tests - 28 September 2011
Breakthrough in Male Breast Cancer - 15 September 2011
Scientists Discover How Cancers Generate Muscle-Like Contractions to Spread Around the Body - 15 August 2011
Scan Predicts Chemotherapy Benefit After Just One Cycle - 12 August 2011
Landmark Ovarian Cancer Discovery as Scientists Unveil High Risk Gene - 07 August 2011
First Encyclopaedia of Breast Cancer’s Weaknesses - 02 August 2011
Genetic Link to Rare Brain Tumour Discovered - 31 July 2011
Scientists Unlock Further Prostate Cancer Secrets - 10 July 2011
New Line of Attack in Fight Against Cancer - 07 July 2011
Expert Independent Panel Reviews Mobile Phone Link to Brain Tumours - 02 July 2011
Stem Cell Time Bombs Cause Leukaemia Relapse - 10 June 2011
Simple Blood Test Could Speed up Cancer Drug Development - 09 June 2011
New ‘Smart’ Pill Shown to Extend Lives of Patients with Most Aggressive Form of Skin Cancer - 06 June 2011
Chemotherapy Protocol Proves Worth for High Risk Children’s Cancer - 05 June 2011
Gene Test Predicts Leukaemia Survival - 01 June 2011
Girls’ Ages at First Period Getting Younger, Particularly Those From Poorer Backgrounds - 27 May 2011
New Type of Hormone Therapy Extends Prostate Cancer Patients’ Lives, Study Finds - 25 May 2011
World’s Biggest Medical Imaging Microchip Heralds Better Treatment for Cancer Patients - 05 May 2011
Surprise Discovery of Three New Breast Cancer Genes - 02 May 2011
Genetics are Key to Age at Which Girls Start their Periods - 13 April 2011
Blood Test Shows Potential to Predict Treatment Response - 01 April 2011
Gene test to predict nerve damage from bone cancer treatment - 01 March 2011
Two-Pronged Approach Brings Hope for Bowel Cancer Treatment - 01 March 2011
Study confirms therapy could halt breast cancer spread - 22 February 2011
First national data on breast cancers that occur between screenings - 16 February 2011
New Targeted Treatment Strategy Could Help Bowel Cancer Patients - 31 January 2011
Study confirms advanced radiotherapy technique reduces side-effects for head and neck cancer patients - 13 January 2011
Faulty Gene Behind Skin Cancer Also Triggers Spread - 06 January 2011
Specialist MRI Shows Promise in Detecting Advancing Prostate Cancer - 20 December 2010
UK Scientist Reveal Cancer's Dark Darwinian Secret - 15 December 2010
Drug Can Extend Life for Multiple Myeloma Patients - 04 December 2010
Finger Length Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk - 01 December 2010
Study Reveals Factors Behind Age of Girls' First Period - 24 November 2010
Scientists Find Genes That Make Brain Tumours Resistant to Treatment - 18 November 2010
Scientists Find Non-viral Pathway of Blood Cancer Development - 31 October 2010
Four in 10 Men with Prostate Cancer May Avoid Radical Treatment - 19 October 2010
Scientists Report First Step Towards a Genetic Test to Predict Early Menopause - 18 October 2010
Urine Protein Could Pave the Way for New Prostate Cancer Test - 13 October 2010
ICR-Discovered Drug Improved Prostate Cancer Patient Survival - 11 October 2010
ICR-led Trial Helps Bring New Prostate Cancer Drug to Market - 01 October 2010
Scientists Unravel Genetic Risk of Bowel Cancer - 16 September 2010
First Major Study Supports Screening in Men at Higher Genetic Risk of Prostate Cancer - 10 September 2010
Scientists Find Origins of Aggressive Breast Cancer - 02 September 2010
Research Opens Door to New Drugs Countering Tamoxifen Resistance - 30 August 2010
New Test Could Reveal Chemotherapy Benefit in 24 Hours - 27 August 2010
Herpes Virus to Potentially Treat Head and Neck Cancer Patients - 30 July 2010
Study Shows Breast Cancer Drugs May Treat Prostate Cancer - 25 June 2010
Three New Testicular Cancer Risk Variants Found - 13 June 2010
Long-term Side-effects of Testicular Cancer Chemotherapy - 10 June 2010
Genetic Mutation Confirmed as Melanoma Drug Target - 09 June 2010
Genetic Mutation Shown to Trigger Melanoma - 01 June 2010
Human Virus Helps to Treat Cancer Patients - 18 May 2010
Genetics of Children’s Brain Tumour Unlocked - 17 May 2010
Scientists Find Five Areas of Genome that Increase Breast Cancer Risk - 09 May 2010
Drug Benefits Patients with Inherited Ovarian Cancer - 19 April 2010
Gene Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments for Childhood Cancer - 02 April 2010
Younger Women Choose Breast Screens - 31 March 2010
Potential to Reduce Children’s Side-effects - 29 March 2010
Study Highlights Potential New Type of Bowel Cancer Treatment - 15 March 2010
Scientists Unlock Key to Tamoxifen Resistance - 23 February 2010
Molecular Methods for Classifying Breast Cancer Patients Produce Inaccurate and Inconsistent Results - 23 February 2010
New Drug Benefits Late-Stage Prostate Cancer Patients - 16 February 2010
Lower Overall Dosage of Radiotherapy in Fewer Larger Doses as Safe for Breast Cancer Patients - 08 February 2010
Genetic Abnormalities Predict Prostate Cancer Survival - 27 January 2010
New Molecules Increase the Effectiveness of Certain Cancer Therapies - 20 January 2010
Early Trial Shows Drug Can Curb Ewing's Sarcoma Growth - 24 December 2009
Study Finds Broken Genomes Behind Breast Cancers - 23 December 2009
Scientists Hear Cell Conversation for First Time - 11 December 2009
Tissue Stiffening is Key to Aggressive Cancers - 19 November 2009
Scientist Solve 100-year Cancer Puzzle - 12 October 2009
Scientists Confirm Rare Genetic Mutations that Ramp up Bowel Cancer Risk - 30 September 2009
Genes Linked to Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumours Found - 28 September 2009
Scientists in Major Prostate Cancer Gene Discovery - 20 September 2009
Key Molecules in Cancer Spread Uncovered - 10 September 2009
60-Year-Old Drug Shows New Promise for Inherited Cancer - 27 August 2009
More Evidence that Genes Increase Smoker’s Risk of Lung Cancer - 20 August 2009
Sodium Clodronate Increases Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases - 11 August 2009
Future Treatments of Multiple Diseases May Target Shared Biological Networks - 11 August 2009
New Drug Blocks Common Cancer Pathway - 15 July 2009
Genetic Risk Factors Found for Most Common Brain Tumour - 05 July 2009
First Testicular Cancer Risk Genes Found - 31 May 2009
Prostate Cancer Drug Abiraterone Shows Impressive New Research Results - 26 May 2009
Cervical Cancer Risk Continues for Women over 50 - 06 May 2009
Scientists Shed New Light on Bowel Cancer Genetic Link - 24 April 2009
Scientists Unravel Crucial Skin Cancer Switch - 06 April 2009
Evidence of Infection Link to Childhood Leukaemia - 01 April 2009
Bowel Cancer Screening Should Start at 25 for High Risk Groups - 23 March 2009
Paradox Of Cancer Drugs Gives Clue To Why Some Treatments Fail - 22 March 2009
Cutting Edge Cancer Imaging Software Launched - 06 March 2009
Fewer Treatments For Infants With Cancer - 05 March 2009
Baby Boom Carpenters at Greatest Risk of Developing Asbestos-related Cancer - 04 March 2009
Molecular Test for Cancer Relapse in UK Children - 04 March 2009
Molecular Networks Predict Breast Cancer Survival - 01 February 2009
Key Jigsaw Piece in Cancer Discovered - 06 January 2009
Scientists Home in on the Origins of Childhood Kidney Cancer - 02 December 2008
New Genetic Risk of Lung Cancer Identified - 02 November 2008
Key Mechanism Behind Cancer Spread is Explained - 30 October 2008
New Technique Detects Early Cervical Cancer - 21 October 2008
Genetic Susceptibility to Leukaemia Revealed - 01 September 2008
Drug Combats Previously Untreatable Prostate Cancers - 22 July 2008
New Drug Therapy Attacks Cancers - 01 July 2008
Gene Combination May Cause Prostate Cancer - 01 July 2008
Genetic Alterations Increase Neuroblastoma Risk - 12 May 2008
Lung Cancer Genes Increase Smokers' Risk - 02 April 2008
New Genetic Alterations Increase Bowel Cancer Risk - 01 April 2008
Shorter radiotherapy courses can benefit breast cancer patients - 19 March 2008
Scientists Find Bowel Cancer Genes that Triple Risk - 16 March 2008
Role of Aggressive Breast Cancer Gene Discovered - 10 March 2008
New Drug Target Identified for Lobular Breast Cancer - 10 March 2008
Important Insights Gained into Deadly Forms of Leaukaemia - 10 March 2008
Suicide Gene Therapy Kills Bowel Cancer Cells - 10 March 2008
Targeted Cancer Therapy - 10 March 2008
Providing the Best Treatment for Prostate Cancer - 10 March 2008
Improving Breast Cancer Survival Rates - 10 March 2008
Innovation Awards for Institute Spin-out Companies - 10 March 2008
Faster Chemo Technique Increases Survival in Children with Neuroblastoma - 26 February 2008
Brain Tumour Gene Link Found - 21 February 2008
Seven New Prostate Cancer Genetic Risk Factors Identified - 10 February 2008
UK Scientists Uncover Clue to Cancer Drug Resistance - 10 February 2008
Scientists Identify Protein’s Crucial Role in Resistance to Breast Cancer Treatment - 04 February 2008
Stem Cells which Cause Childhood Leukaemia Found - 16 January 2008
New Discovery to Fight Leukaemia - 23 September 2007
Improving radiotherapy for prostate cancer - 06 August 2007
Cracking the code of childhood cancer - 06 August 2007
Unravelling the molecular genetic traits of breast cancer - 06 August 2007
Rectal cancer treatment: a multidisciplinary approach - 06 August 2007
Prostate Cancer: An Unmet Medical Need - 06 August 2007
Imaging Research and Cancer Diagnosis - Colorectal Cancer - 06 August 2007
Harnessing viruses as cancer therapeutics - 06 August 2007
Learning About Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia - 09 July 2007
Bowel Cancer Gene Located - 08 July 2007
Improving Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer - 19 May 2007
New target identified in the battle against breast cancer - 04 December 2006
New Prostate Cancer Screening Website Launched - 09 October 2006
Breast Cancer Risk Gene Discovered - 08 October 2006
New Anticancer Compounds Discovered - 31 August 2006
Scientists Unravel Breast Cancer Risk Gene Mystery - 10 July 2006
ICR Scientists Reveal Structure of HSP90 - 19 April 2006
The Institute of Cancer urges you to 'Breathe Easy' - 17 November 2005
Gene Increases Risk in Breast Cancer Families - 28 October 2005
Scientists Discover Scaramanga Gene's Bond with Breast Cancer - 31 August 2005
Mobile Phone Use and Risk of Cancer - 30 August 2005
Scientists Unravel Pathway in Skin Cancer Development - 29 August 2005
Covert Cancer Drugs ‘Fast Tracked’ To Tumours - 11 August 2005
New Advance in Prostate Cancer Management - 10 August 2005
Fertility Boost For Testicular Cancer Patients - 19 July 2005
Early Trials Of Cancer Drug Show Promise - 16 June 2005
Avoiding ‘Unnecessary’ Treatment for Prostate Cancer - 27 April 2005
Charting the Pathway Leading to Childhood Leukaemia - 22 April 2005
Possible Cancer Link of Newly Discovered Protein Interaction - 15 April 2005
Diesel Fume Cancer Risk - 01 April 2005
Scientists Shed Light on Tamoxifen Risks - 04 March 2005
