Dr Maggie Cheang, a breast cancer researcher at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has been awarded the prestigious CL Oakley lectureship. The lectureship, which was founded in 1979 in honour ...

ASCO 2025: Experts gather to showcase their ground-breaking cancer research From 30 May to 3 June, the world’s leading oncologists and researchers, including scientists from The Institute of Cancer ...

Give a monthly donation to help us stay one step ahead of cancer with new smarter and targeted treatments – so that more people will survive blood cancer. Cecelia Brunott (pictured above) was ...

A new genetically engineered virus has delivered a one-two punch against advanced cancers in initial findings from a phase I trial. Researchers found that RP2 – a modified version of the herpes ...

A spit test, where a sample can be collected at home, is more accurate at identifying future risk of prostate cancer for some men than the current standard PSA blood test, a new study reports. Results ...

Pharmacological ‘auditing’ The Phase I clinical trial of capivasertib utilised the Pharmacological Audit Trail approach, which was conceptualised and developed by Professor Workman and colleagues..

A new type of liquid biopsy test can predict the recurrence of breast cancer in high-risk patients, months or even years before they relapse, research by a team from The Institute of Cancer Research, ...

Thousands of patients with a common type of blood cancer could benefit from a new drug combination, while others could see their disease kept at bay for longer. Research published in the journal Blood ...

The overuse of CT scans could cause over 100,000 cases of cancer in the US – with almost 10,000 cases in children, researchers have warned. According to a new modelling study, published in the journal ...

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, strongly welcomes the decision by NICE to recommend the targeted breast cancer drug, capivasertib, in combination with fulvestrant, for treating the most ...

Image of human melanoma tissue, with melanoma cells in green and purple extracellular matrix fibres arranged perpendicular at the border of the tumour. Credit Oscar Maiques Carlos Scientists have ...

Scientists have developed a revolutionary AI ‘fingerprint’ technology that can accurately show how cancer cells respond to new drugs, by simply observing changes to their shape. The new technology, ...