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Immunotherapy is first to show survival benefit in head and neck cancer
The immunotherapy drug nivolumab has become the first to show a survival benefit in head and neck cancer, after a major international trial found that it was more effective than standard chemotherapy.
Breast cancer can ‘reprogram’ its metabolism to resist hormone therapy
Cells from the most common form of breast cancer can reprogram their metabolism to help resist hormone treatments and become more aggressive, a new study shows.
London Cancer Hub cited in report on innovation districts in capital
A report into London’s new knowledge economy highlights plans for The London Cancer Hub – which aims to be one of the world’s top life-science campuses specialising in cancer – as a prime example of an ‘innovation district’.
Team ICR will be running the London Marathon
A team of 25 runners will be representing The Institute of Cancer Research, London, in the 2016 London Marathon. Their inspiring efforts will help support our world-leading cancer research.
Cancer cells turn healthy cells to the ‘dark side’
Cancer cells use a mutant gene to coerce neighbouring healthy tissue into helping with the disease’s growth and spread, a major new study reports.
Watch: How cancers turn healthy cells to the ‘dark side’
Through images and video, we explain new research that shows cancer cells use a mutant gene to coerce neighbouring healthy tissue into helping with the disease’s growth and spread.
New insights show how some breast cancers resist treatment
Breast cancer cells can become resistant to a common anticancer drug in a variety of different ways — suggesting that tailored treatment combinations to overcome resistance may be required for each patient.
Artificial DNA could build new generation of cancer drugs
Scientists have built the first 3D nano-sized objects using artificial DNA, which could be used to deploy cancer treatments inside tumour cells.
Cancer thwarts treatment by ‘stealing’ blood vessels
Cancers can resist treatment by ‘stealing’ blood vessels from nearby tissues, a new study shows.
Study predicts rare but severe side-effects after breast cancer radiotherapy
Small skin samples can be used to predict the likelihood of rare but severe side-effects that can occur years after radiotherapy for breast cancer, according to new research.
Children with cancer to get new gene test
Children with cancer at leading hospitals across the UK will be offered testing for genetic mutations in their tumours as part of a new initiative to begin to personalise children’s cancer treatment.
New blood test could direct pancreatic cancer treatment
Scientists have developed a blood test that can pick out patients with pancreatic cancer who require different types of treatment to delay progression of the disease.
