Researchers have revealed a set of recommendations to help reach the US Cancer Moonshot’s target of cutting cancer deaths by half in the next 25 years.

A gene test already used routinely in the NHS can guide use of chemotherapy in people with bowel cancer by predicting whether or not they will benefit.

Scientists have revealed the inner workings of a key protein involved in a wide range of cellular processes – potentially paving the way for better and less toxic cancer drugs.