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World Cancer Day 2018

Today is #WorldCancerDay - a growing, global movement which aims to unite the world to find better treatments against cancer. The Institute of Cancer Research has a proud track record in delivering world-class research to understand cancer and develop new ways to...

Highlights from the Festival of Genomics 2018

The 3rd Festival of Genomics took place at ExCel London on the 30th-31st January 2018. An inspiring gathering to drive the benefits of genomics to patients faster. The Festival provides a huge opportunity to meet with the whole of the genomics community, in an...

How a Paediatric Solid Tumour Panel is useful for Neuroblastoma patients

Neuroblastoma stage 3 and 4 is a chemotherapy-resistant, highly aggressive disease. High-risk neuroblastoma frequently displays gene defects which fall in three almost non-ovelapping categories. With the use of whole-genome sequencing studies, one of these three...

Personalised Medicine: One size does not fit all

In the past all cancer types were treated the same way, with some patients responding to treatment better than others. We now know that the same type of cancer has different molecular subtypes and as a consequence patients respond differently to different...

From bench to bedside

Since opening in November 2012, the Centre for Molecular Pathology has been bringing cancer experts together under one roof, speeding up research and developing new treatments. Find out how pioneering research here saves lives 👉 http://bit.ly/2jusKEt...

Childhood Cancer 2017

by EK | Nov 26, 2017

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This helps highlight the impact of cancer on young people and their family. This year, the International Science Conference ‘Childhood Cancer 2017’ was held in Newcastle on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th...

Genetics & cancer risks

by EK | Oct 25, 2017

Cancer is a disease of the genes, caused when DNA damage becomes fixed in the cells of our body. Anyone can develop cancer as they age and genetic damage builds up in cells, but the genes a person inherits, their lifestyle and their environment all contribute to their...

Understanding cancer biology

by EK | Oct 25, 2017

Cancer is caused when cells within the body accumulate genetic mutations and start to grow in an uncontrolled manner. Understanding how cancer develops and progresses, including how gene mutations drive the growth and spread of cancer cells, and how tumours interact...

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