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The spectacular star-forming Carina Nebula has been captured in great detail by the VLT Survey Telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory.

Cancer researchers and astronomers team up to beat cancer

20 Feb 2013

Cambridge scientists have honed techniques originally developed to spot distant galaxies and used them to identify biomarkers that signal a cancer’s...

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Dr Robin Hesketh with flourescent images of (normal) human cell lines grown in culture.

Everything we think we know – and know we don’t know – about cancer

06 Jun 2012

A book written for the general reader, Betrayed by Nature: The War on Cancer by Dr Robin Hesketh, sets out in plain English what goes wrong in our...

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Partial view of genetic analysis

Landmark breast cancer study paves way for tailored treatments

18 Apr 2012

Researchers have identified 10 different types of the disease, laying groundwork for more effective, targeted treatment plans.

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Tumour

"Glow in the dark brains" aid tumour surgery

01 Nov 2011

Clinical trial hopes to improve techniques to remove brain tumours.

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Breast cancer

Scientists discover how antibiotic molecule found in bacteria stops breast cancer

23 Aug 2011

Scientists have discovered how a molecule that was first discovered in bacteria blocks a protein which causes breast cancer to develop and spread...

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Metastatic Breast Cancer in Pleural Fluid

Scientists pinpoint breast cancer ‘guard’ gene

06 Oct 2009

Scientists are close to discovering how normal breast cells become cancerous, according to research published today.

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