The Institute of Cancer Research has welcomed new plans to deliver around one million square feet of state-of-the-art research and laboratory space for life-sciences companies in Sutton, south London, ...

In April 2019, Claire Shepherd, now 34, began feeling unwell and constantly fatigued. Having initially put her symptoms down to her hectic lifestyle, she was shocked to be diagnosed with acute myeloid ...

Adaptive chemotherapy – a personalised approach to giving chemotherapy – can prolong survival in lab models of ovarian cancer, according to new research. The findings could pave the way for a more ...

The Magnetic Resonance group develops and tests new probes, instrumentation and techniques to better plan and assess cancer treatment. Our research is principally focused on the further development ...

The goal of our laboratory is to improve the treatment and survival of children with neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma, three paediatric solid tumours in which high-risk patient ...

An immunotherapy treatment helps patients live years longer without their cancer getting worse or coming back, a major phase III trial has found. Pembrolizumab kept cancer at bay for some patients for ...

New research into how cancer develops has uncovered more detail about the importance of the centromere, a region of human DNA that has a critical role in effective cell division. Researchers have ...

"Search" is our twice-yearly newsletter to supporters. In our latest edition of Spring Search issue, we look at the latest research news including how our scientists are developing improved breast ...

Scientists have worked out how a protective element of our DNA helps prevent an abnormal genetic event that can lead to cells becoming cancerous. They have shown exactly how telomeres – the protective ...