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Research into ionising radiation takes us from the edges of the universe to treatment planning for cancer

ICR scientists have used structure-based drug design to identify a chemical probe that fits proteins implicated in some cancers like a 3D jigsaw puzzle.

A new type of scan that measures the stiffness or stretchiness of tissues could help to diagnose different types of brain cancer, a new study reports.

Changing the shapes of tumour cells could make them a target of the body’s own inflammatory response against a tumour, inhibiting cancer progression.

Breast cancers cells that behave like adult stem cells are more likely to spread to other parts of the body, according to research.

Prostate cells that look normal under the microscope may be hiding genetic mutations that could develop into cancer.

A virus specially designed to target skin cancer boosts the effectiveness of other cancer treatments in an unexpected way, a new study has found

A letter written by The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and co-signed by more than 10 charities has been published in The Telegraph.

From criminology to cancer research – a new test can predict the survival chances of women with breast cancer by analysing images of ‘hotspots’ where there has been a fierce immune reaction to a tumour.

Scientists have identified weak spots in cancer cells that could be targeted and attacked by new precision drugs.

Researchers found that DNA sequences within ‘gene deserts’ – so called because they are completely devoid of genes – can regulate gene activity elsewhere by forming DNA loops across relatively large distances.

Despite making up 50% of students and postdoctoral researchers, not enough women progress to senior positions in science. The ICR is striving to ensure all researchers have the same opportunities to develop their scientific careers, regardless of gender.