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With our Science Talk blog, we hope to lift the lid on the black box that is the ICR: to show you inside our labs, to introduce you to a few of the people here who make the discoveries, and to allow them to tell some of the stories behind the science. We try to put our discoveries in a wider scientific context, and give an idea of how our science is actually done. We also give you the view from the ICR of important developments in the wider world of cancer research.

“There were moments I felt like giving up… but when I thought about what women with breast cancer go through every day, quitting was not an option”

“There were moments I felt like giving up… but when I thought about what women with breast cancer go through every day, quitting was not an option”

Dr Rachael Natrajan leads the Functional Genomics group in the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre at the Institute of Cancer Research. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, she reveals what it was like to take on the biggest challenge of her life, cycling from Venice to Rome in just four days to raise funds for our vital research.

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"I'm just so grateful for research" – Shelley's story

Shelley Harding is a familiar face at the Terry Fox UK runs. A Canadian, who moved to London 23 years ago, she sells official event T-shirts to raise vital funds for The Institute of Cancer Research. This year she attended Terry Fox Runs in Battersea Park, Hampshire and will be at Wrexham this weekend. Last month she was invited to a special Terry Fox reception at Canada House in London, where Fred Fox spoke about his brother.

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