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Cambridge is changing the story of cancer
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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Discovery of why only some early tumours survive could help catch and treat cancer at very earliest stages
04 Mar 2026 Cambridge scientists have shown that when tumours first emerge, interactions with healthy cells in the underlying supportive tissue determine their...
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Speaker spotlight: In Conversation with the Radiotherapy Research PPIE Group
24 Feb 2026 Ahead of our key-note talk on the future of breast cancer, we spoke with members of the Radiotherapy Research Patient and Public Involvement and...
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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 breast...
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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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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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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 or...
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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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