Cancer Research UK and Newcastle University extend successful multi-project drug discovery alliance with Astex ...

In return, Cancer Research UK and Newcastle University are eligible to receive milestone and royalty payments on any compounds that Astex takes into clinical development and successfully commercialises. Dr Iain Foulkes, Cancer Research UK's executive ... #cancerresearch

Bowel cancer deaths drop by a third in 20 years | Cancer Research UK

The rate of people dying from bowel cancer in the UK has plummeted by more than 30 per cent in the last 20 years,* according to new figures released today by ... #cancerresearch

Study reveals genetic diversity of cancer that has spread | Cancer ...

New research into the genetic and molecular features of cancers that have spread has revealed the diversity of these tumours and the immune cells within.and more » #cancerresearch

Bowel cancer study reveals impact of mutations on protein networks

“This study is the first detailed characterisation of colorectal cancer cell lines. It is important to include the proteome in cancer research because proteins are the building blocks of life, and networks of proteins working together are known to ...and more » #cancerresearch

Pathway's power to boost, halt tumors may be promising cancer therapy target

The researchers, who present their findings in the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, said the power of both promoting and inhibiting tumors makes IRE1 a promising focus for future anti-cancer research. "What this said to ...and more » #cancerresearch
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Could gold finally have a purpose? New research says it could help in the fight against cancer

"We have discovered new properties of gold that were previously unknown and our findings suggest that the metal could be used to release drugs inside tumors very safely," said Dr Asier Unciti-Broceta, from Cancer Research U.K.'s Edinburgh center. #cancerresearch

The ICR responds to Government's Life Sciences Industrial Strategy

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, today responds to the publication of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy. The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) responded to the UK Government's January 2017 green paper proposing how they intend to build a ... #cancerresearch

UGA, Georgia Cancer Center take steps to improve cancer research ...

A partnership between University of Georgia researchers and the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University has resulted in a new technology that signifies a ... #cancerresearch

Scientists deliver knock-out blow to multiple cancers

Dr Áine McCarthy, Cancer Research UK's senior science information officer, said: “Some cancers are incredibly difficult to treat, and can use the body's own cells to help them grow, evade treatment and spread around the body. Researchers have been ...and more » #cancerresearch

New imaging technique spots prostate tumours starved of oxygen ...

A new imaging technique uncovers oxygen levels in prostate tumours and could lead to a non-invasive way to determine which tumours are more difficult to ...and more » #cancerresearch

Cancer Research UK launches trial to test new drug in patients with ...

A clinical trial to test a new cancer drug in patients with advanced solid tumours, launches in four centres* across the UK, through Cancer Research UK's Centre ... #cancerresearch

New cancer treatment may be more effective than chemotherapy

"Especially under conditions of partial therapeutic response, as our experiments mimic, our data suggests that triggering tumour-specific CICD, rather than apoptosis, may be a more effective way to treat cancer," Dr Stephen Tait, Cancer Research UK ... #cancerresearch