An advanced radiotherapy technique can be used to safely treat prostate cancer patients in as little as one to two weeks, compared with the current standard, which takes one to two months.

A new precision radiotherapy technique described as ‘practice changing’ has been shown to reduce long-term side effects, including swallowing problems, for patients with head and neck cancer following treatment.

A group of UK clinical and non-clinical scientists working together across different areas of cancer research has won the AACR Team Science Award for work that has transformed treatment for many patients with breast cancer.