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  • Scientists make important breakthrough in understanding our immune system

    Scientists make important breakthrough in understanding our immune system

    Researchers have discovered how a key element of our body’s response to diseases works, answering a long-standing and important question in the field of studies of the immune system.

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  • Revolutionising radiotherapy with the MR Linac

    Revolutionising radiotherapy with the MR Linac

    Third-year PhD student Joshua Freedman describes his research to help develop new approaches to support treatment planning and guidance on the MR Linac, a revolutionary new type of radiotherapy machine which is currently being applied for the first time in the UK on patients.

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  • First patient in the UK receives pioneering new form of radiotherapy

    First patient in the UK receives pioneering new form of radiotherapy

    The Royal Marsden and the ICR, have delivered the first ever treatment in the UK using a Magnetic Resonance Linear Accelerator (MR Linac) machine.

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  • How we’re bringing genetic testing to children with cancer

    How we’re bringing genetic testing to children with cancer

    To mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Rose Wu introduces one of our pioneering programmes of childhood cancer research.

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  • Celebrating the award of the Queen’s Regius Professorship for Professor Johann de Bono

    Celebrating the award of the Queen’s Regius Professorship for Professor Johann de Bono

    Colleagues, family and friends came together to celebrate and mark the achievements of Professor Johann de Bono, as he delivered a celebratory lecture to mark his appointment as the ICR's first Regius Professor of Cancer Research.

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Immunotherapy appeal

Donate today and help us develop therapies which use the body’s own immune system as a weapon against cancer.

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How we work with industry

We work in close partnership with industry to take results into the clinic as soon as possible, and make sure our research delivers for cancer patients.

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Our scientific discoveries

For more than 100 years, the ICR has played an important role in shaping understanding of cancer and how it can be treated.

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Share your story

We always want to hear from people who have a cancer story to share. Get in touch and help raise awareness of our research.

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Our research excellence

The ICR is the top-ranked academic research centre in the UK after coming first overall in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.

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The Drug Discoverer

Our Chief Executive and President, Professor Paul Workman, shares his experiences on his blog, The Drug Discoverer.

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