Sight and sound 06 Aug 2024 How photoacoustics could transform cancer detection and monitoring Read more
Scientists can detect brain tumours using a simple urine or blood plasma test 23 Jul 2021 Researchers from the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute have developed two tests that can detect the presence of glioma, a type of brain tumour... Read more
Stopping tumour cells killing surrounding tissue may provide clue to fighting cancer 04 Feb 2016 Tumours kill off surrounding cells to make room to grow, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. Although the study was carried... Read more
New research leaves tumours with nowhere to hide 24 Sep 2015 Hidden tumours that cause potentially fatal high blood pressure but lurk undetected in the body until pregnancy have been discovered by a Cambridge... Read more
Childhood brain tumour expert to lead Cambridge Cancer Centre 26 Mar 2015 One of the world’s leading childhood brain tumour experts, Professor Richard Gilbertson, has been appointed as Li Ka Shing Chair of Oncology in... Read more
Watching the death throes of tumours 25 Feb 2015 A clinical trial due to begin later this year will see scientists observing close up, in real time – and in patients – how tumours respond to new... Read more
Scientists discover a molecular ‘switch’ in cancers of the testis and ovary 01 Aug 2013 Research could lead to new drugs to turn ‘switch’ off. Read more
Unraveling tumour growth one stem cell at a time 04 Jun 2013 Study has relevance to all cancers that are suspected to have a stem cell origin Read more
Scientists develop simple blood test to track tumour evolution in cancer patients 02 May 2013 Research sheds light on how tumours develop drug resistance Read more