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  • Cancer – and avoiding the blame game

    Cancer – and avoiding the blame game

    Leading childhood leukaemia researcher Professor Sir Mel Greaves, discusses the difficulties of avoiding blame and responsibility when it comes to cancer.

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  • 3D printed tungsten could improve gamma camera images

    3D printed tungsten could improve gamma camera images

    A honeycomb of tungsten built using 3D printing could help take better quality images of processes inside the body, a new study shows.

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  • Tell us about your experiences with cancer drug access

    Tell us about your experiences with cancer drug access

    Have you been treated for cancer in the UK? We need your help! We’re interested in your views about whether a good job is being done getting the latest cancer drugs to patients.

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  • Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 2019: Six of our latest advances

    Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 2019: Six of our latest advances

    We take a look back at some of the progress made in prostate cancer research at the ICR over the last 12 months.

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  • Precision drugs could unmask cancers to the immune system and boost the effects of immunotherapy

    Precision drugs could unmask cancers to the immune system and boost the effects of immunotherapy

    Precision cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors have a previously unknown ability to boost the immune system, and could help many more patients benefit from immunotherapy.

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Childhood leukaemia appeal

Our latest research shows that within the next decade, we can make acute lymphoblastic leukaemia preventable. Your support will help us make this disease a thing of the past.

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ICR values

Our values – developed together as an organisation – make it clear how each and every one of us work to meet our mission – to make the discoveries that defeat cancer.

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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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The Drug Discoverer

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

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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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