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Charlotte Lockhart during treatment in 2004

Businessman donates £10m to name Charlotte Lockhart Precision Breast Cancer Institute after his partner

19 Jun 2026

Businessman and philanthropist Andrew Barnes is donating £10 million to the University to establish the Charlotte Lockhart Precision Breast Cancer...

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Rebecca Fitzgerald demonstrates the capsule sponge

Scientists confirm precursor to commonest form of oesophageal cancer – offering opportunities to catch the disease early

16 Apr 2026

Scientists have found the strongest evidence to date that a condition known as Barrett’s oesophagus is the starting point for all cases of oesophageal...

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AI tool can analyse complex cancer images rapidly – offering potential to personalise treatment

19 Nov 2025

Complex digital images of tissue samples that can take an experienced pathologist up to 20 minutes to annotate could be analysed in just one minute...

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Cambridge to offer cutting-edge ultrasound treatment for NHS cancer patients in UK first

10 Jun 2025

NHS patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, will become the first in the UK and Europe to undergo incisionless ultrasound surgery using a...

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Doctor and patient making a mammography

Removing ovaries and fallopian tubes linked to lower risk of early death among certain breast cancer patients

07 May 2025

Women diagnosed with breast cancer who carry particular BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic variants are offered surgery to remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes...

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Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital given green light by government

21 Jan 2025

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced that ambitious plans can proceed for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, which...

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Landmark 'pill-on-a-thread' cancer screening trial welcomes first participants

28 Nov 2024

A pivotal clinical trial of a 'pill-on-a-thread' test, which will decide if it becomes a new screening programme for oesophageal cancer, has welcomed...

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Together against prostate cancer

13 Aug 2024

New, repurposed and combined treatments could soon transform prostate cancer outcomes, with DNA repair research informing promising clinical trials at...

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Professor Jean Abraham speaking to a patient

Cambridge is changing the story of cancer

15 Jul 2024

Find out about groundbreaking cancer research at Cambridge, including our planned new hospital, how we're studying the earliest stages of cancer, how...

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