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Pressing a post-coronavirus reset button on cancer research

The global COVID-19 pandemic has ground the world as we know it to a halt – and cancer research is no exception. ICR researcher Professor Udai Banerji reflects on this opportunity to take stock of the challenges faced in cancer research, and restart with ambitious new plans.
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Approval of olaparib offers men first gene-targeted medicine for prostate cancer

The ICR has strongly welcomed the approval by the US FDA of the genetically targeted drug olaparib for some men with advanced prostate cancer.
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Let’s finish it: Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery Appeal

We are creating a new state-of-the art drug discovery centre to create more and better drugs for cancer patients. The centre is a £75m build – and we now have less than £2m to raise. To make our building a reality, we urgently need your philanthropic support.
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Thousands of lives could be lost to delays in cancer surgery during COVID-19 pandemic

Delays to cancer surgery and other treatment caused by the coronavirus crisis could result in thousands of additional deaths linked to the pandemic in England, a major new study reports.
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Cryo-electron microscopy – the coolest tech in the cancer toolkit

Cryo-electron microscopy is an exciting technology that could revolutionise drug design by seeing complex molecules in unprecedented detail. The ICR is a part of a new collaboration using this super-cooled technique to learn more about the mechanisms of life and cancer.
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Smarter, kinder treatments

We will move a step closer to cure by bringing personalised treatments into the clinic and developing them for patients.
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Unravelling cancer’s complexity

We will comprehend the full complexity of cancer by harnessing the power of new technologies and Big Data.
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Making it count

We will deliver better outcomes and improved quality of life for patients by establishing innovative treatments, diagnostics and strategies for prevention as part of routine healthcare.
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Winner of Queen's Anniversary Prize

The ICR has been recognised with a highly prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its world-leading research in cancer drug discovery.
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Creating new treatments that target tumours

Teams of biologists, chemists and computational scientists design new drugs to selectively attack tumours
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Innovative approaches

We will take on the challenge of cancer’s complexity, evolution and drug resistance through the discovery of innovative new approaches to cancer treatment.
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