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Mapping cancer’s networks
Building up a London Underground-style map of signalling pathways is pinpointing cancer’s weak points
Researchers identify indicator for drug-resistant head and neck cancers
Scientists have uncovered a secret to why many tumours develop resistance to a class of targeted drug treatments.
New DNA blood test could increase access to Herceptin
ICR scientists believe a new blood test for women with breast cancer could identify more women who will benefit from the targeted treatment Herceptin without the need for uncomfortable biopsies.
A double-pronged attack on testicular seminoma
Giving patients a single dose of chemotherapy alongside radiotherapy could improve outcomes for patients with a type of testicular cancer, a new study by The Institute of Cancer Research, London, suggests.
New Alliance to bring lung cancer trials to population of six million
Leading research institutions and hospitals across London today (Thursday, 25 April) unite to transform the care of lung cancer with plans to invite patients over a population of six million into a pioneering new programme of clinical trials.
Scientists track down prostate cancer risk to key ageing gene
Researchers have taken a step further in understanding prostate cancer genetics by fine-mapping an area of a chromosome associated with prostate cancer risk.
Prostate cancer patients with BRCA2 mutations require urgent treatment
Men with the faulty gene who develop prostate cancer need immediate surgery or radiotherapy, as their disease is more aggressive than other types, an ICR study has found.
Identical twins’ genes reveal the ‘silent beginnings’ of leukaemia.
A unique study sequencing the entire genomes of identical twins with leukaemia has identified the first mutations sparking the disease, which could be ideal targets for new cancer drugs.
ICR scientists present at AACR conference
Promising results of clinical trials and the future direction of cancer research are amongst the topics that ICR scientists have been discussing at the American Association for Cancer Research conference this weekend.
Researchers discover drug target for incurable childhood brain cancer
ICR scientists have uncovered the genetic causes of a rare but lethal form of childhood cancer – opening up the prospect of an effective treatment for the disease for the first time.
Coordinating the global hunt for prostate cancer genes
For Professor Ros Eeles, her world-leading work in prostate cancer genetics is about much more than the thrill of scientific discovery. As not only a researcher but a practicing doctor, she is fired by a desire to turn the once theoretical world of cancer genetics into practical advances that have real benefits for patients.
Ground-breaking discovery into the genetic causes of breast cancer
Scientists have discovered 49 new common genetic changes which can lead to the development of breast cancer, more than doubling the number previously known.
