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Gene test finds breast cancer patients who may benefit from longer therapy
Some postmenopausal women with ER+ breast cancer may benefit from ten years of hormone therapy instead of five, says ICR researcher.
Cancer study sheds new light on premature menopause
Around two per cent of women with primary ovarian insufficiency – the medical term for a permanent halt in menstruation occurring naturally before the age of 40 – are affected by changes to a particular gene, a study has shown.
ICR scientists pioneer new skin cancer elastography imaging
Institute of Cancer Research scientists have developed a new technique to analyse skin lesions by looking at how tissues move when they are stretched.
Prof Alan Ashworth appointed Director of UCSF Helen Diller Cancer Center
Chief exec who reinforced the ICR's position among the world's top cancer research centres will lead San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center from 2015.
Study sheds new light on DNA repair
A major study has given a new insight into how DNA is repaired – a fundamentally important process in all forms of life and diseases including cancer.
New imaging approach fast tracks drug testing for incurable prostate cancer
Scientists have developed a new way to test the effectiveness of a drug for prostate cancer that has spread to the bone, which is currently incurable.
ICR researcher wins Biochemical Society Centenary award
Professor Chris Marshall, Head of the Division of Cancer Biology, has won the prestigious Biochemical Society Centenary Award 2015.
Functional imaging: providing direction in the fight against cancer
People have been exploring with the help of magnetic fields ever since the twelfth century, when explorers first started using compasses to guide ships on cloudy nights.
Mutations in leukaemia gene linked to new childhood growth disorder
Genetic mutations associated with leukaemia cause a newly described condition that affects growth and intellectual development in children.
New computer software could spot cancer gene mutations
Scientists have developed a cutting-edge computer program that could be used to find as-yet undiscovered genetic mutations that cause cancer.
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Breaking down the barriers to treating childhood cancer
Treatments for childhood cancer have improved greatly in recent decades – over 80% of children with cancer now survive their disease. But that figure, on the surface encouraging, hides the alarming truth that many children who do survive cancer are left with lifelong side-effects. As many as 40% of children who survive cancer are still suffering serious or even life-threatening side-effects 30 years after diagnosis.
Scan measures cancer metabolites inside the body
Scientists have used a new scanning technique to measure the metabolites produced by tumours as a means of assessing their severity.
