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We are are helping to end death and disease caused by cancer, saving more lives by detecting early and personalising treatments. The experiences of patients and their families shape every stage of research and of plans for the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, as we work together to change the story of cancer.

Professor Jean Abraham speaking to a patient

Cambridge is changing the story of cancer

15 July 2024

Find out about groundbreaking cancer research at Cambridge, including our planned new hospital, how we're studying the earliest stages of cancer, how AI is helping fight the disease, and the patients playing a key role in our work.

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Hot flush treatment has anti-breast cancer activity, study finds

05 Jan 2026

A drug mimicking the hormone progesterone has anti-cancer activity when used together with conventional anti-oestrogen treatment for women with...

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Dr Richard Mair

Cancer Detectives: new Channel 4 documentary showcases Cambridge brain cancer trial

27 Nov 2025

A Cambridge researcher offering new hope to people with brain tumours is the focus of a documentary exploring the science behind the next big...

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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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Roger Jackson from Bedford, the first NHS patient to receive histotripsy at CUH, outside a trial setting

Addenbrooke’s begins innovative liver cancer treatment for first patients in Europe

22 Oct 2025

A Cambridge patient has become the first person in Europe to receive cutting-edge histotripsy treatment outside of a clinical trial, after the...

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Shades of Survival: new film highlights inequalities in breast cancer care for Black women

14 Oct 2025

Shades of Survival, a powerful documentary film featuring Cambridge researchers, highlights global inequities in breast cancer care for Black women...

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Female cancer patient in clinic lobby chats with unseen friend

15,000 women a year with breast cancer could benefit from whole genome sequencing

07 Oct 2025

Whole genome sequencing offered to breast cancer patients is likely to identify unique genetic features that could either guide immediate treatment...

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Computer illustration of a brain tumour

Brain cancer cells can be ‘reprogrammed’ to stop them from spreading

02 Sep 2025

Scientists have found a way to stop brain cancer cells spreading by essentially ‘freezing’ a key molecule in the brain.

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Breast cancer patients standing with their arms around each other's shoulders

Smarter targeted radiotherapy just as effective for low-risk breast cancer and reduces risk of side effects

15 Jul 2025

Thousands of women who undergo radiotherapy for low-risk breast cancer could be spared some of the side effects of treatment after a study confirmed...

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Capsule sponge

‘Pill-on-a-thread’ could replace endoscopies for half of all patients being monitored for oesophageal cancer risk

23 Jun 2025

Endoscopies could be replaced by far less invasive capsule sponge tests for half of all patients with Barrett’s oesophagus, a known precursor to...

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Cambridge researchers awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council

17 Jun 2025

Eleven senior researchers at the University of Cambridge have been awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council – the highest number of...

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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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Scanning electron microscope image of breast cancer cells

‘AI scientist’ suggests combinations of widely available non-cancer drugs can kill cancer cells

04 Jun 2025

An ‘AI scientist’, working in collaboration with human scientists, has found that combinations of cheap and safe drugs – used to treat conditions...

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