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‘Like Finding Gold in Trafalgar Square’: Gene Breakthrough
In a surprise finding, three new breast cancer genes have been discovered next to the oestrogen receptor gene, which has been intensively studied by scientists for decades
Prostate Cancer Patients to Benefit from Drug Discovered at the ICR
A drug discovered at the ICR has today been approved in the US for use by men with metastatic prostate cancer.
Genetics are Key to Age at Which Girls Start their Periods
Genetic makeup explains more than half of the variation between UK women’s ages at first period, according to a study of almost 26,000 UK women published today.
First Patients To Receive New Cancer Drug AZD5363
An experimental drug the ICR helped discover has started Phase I safety testing in a range of cancer types.
Blood Test Shows Potential to Predict Treatment Response
Scientists at the ICR have shown evidence that a blood test can quickly identify patients who are responding to a new type of personalised cancer treatment.
New Radiotherapy Technique May Save More Healthy Breast Tissue
A new study will confirm whether an advanced radiotherapy technique that uses imaging of titanium clips implanted during surgery can reduce side-effects from breast cancer treatment.
The ICR, Cancer Research Technology and Zobio BV Sign Deal to Develop Cancer Drugs
The three organisations are collaborating to discover and develop drugs to block a DNA repair target that may play a role in cancer cell survival.
Gene Test to Predict Nerve Damage from Bone Cancer Treatment
Scientists have found a genetic test that predicts whether bone marrow cancer treatments including thalidomide are likely to give patients a debilitating side-effect.
Two-pronged Approach Brings Hope For Bowel Cancer Treatment
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that blocking two cell DNA repair routes at once could provide a completely new way to treat bowel cancer and potentially other cancers.
Study Confirms Therapy Could Halt Breast Cancer Spread
ICR scientists have for the first time shown that blocking a key enzyme can stop breast cancer spreading to distant organs.
The Art of Structural Biology: modelling the APC Complex
The molecular machine controlling cell growth
Professor David Barford leads a team within the Section of Structural Biology that has recently published work in the prestigious scientific journal Nature* examining the structure of a protein complex known as the anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C).
First National Data on Breast Cancers that Occur Between Screenings
The first UK-wide study into the rate of breast cancers diagnosed between scheduled screenings has been published today in the British Journal of Cancer.
