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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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Combining kidney and lung cancer screening helps identify tumours early

23 Sep 2024

Combining screening for lung and kidney cancers could help identify undiagnosed cases of kidney cancer, say researchers as they release the results...

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Lung with two metastatic lesions derived from a mouse primary triple-negative breast tumour

Cancer researchers and astronomers join forces in fight against disease

13 Sep 2024

A unique collaboration of astronomers and cancer researchers at Cambridge has been awarded more than £5m to establish the Spatial Profiling and...

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CT scan showing cholangiocarcinoma

New study aims to catch cancer earlier than ever before

12 Sep 2024

A new study aims, for the first time, to pinpoint the very moment the immune system recognises a tumour to try to stop the disease earlier than...

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Test tubes in a lab

New way to extend ‘shelf life’ of blood stem cells will improve gene therapy

15 Aug 2024

Researchers have discovered a way to extend the shelf life of blood stem cells outside the body for use in gene therapy, providing patients with...

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A colour-enhanced image showing a clump of prostate cancer cells

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...

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Cancer researcher Tom Else sitting in a lab wearing a white lab coat

Sight and sound

06 Aug 2024

How photoacoustics could transform cancer detection and monitoring

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Dr Alex Cagan outside the Department of Genetics

How 'superstar species' solve healthier ageing and cancer resistance

29 Jul 2024

Dr Alex Cagan – illustrator, geneticist and explorer of animal DNA – is offering a new perspective on the tapestry of life. His work has profound...

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Black excellence in cancer research at Cambridge

26 Jul 2024

Black scientists in Cambridge are driving change to help create a cancer research sector that better represents the wider population.

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Inside the institute looking at early cancer

24 Jul 2024

Today sees the launch of the Early Cancer Institute at Cambridge. Its mission is deceptively simple: to detect cancer early enough to cure it.

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Changemakers in cancer: Oluwasegun Alofaranmi

15 Jul 2024

As a young medical student in Nigeria, Segun was shocked by the disproportionate rate of death from treatable cancers across Africa. To help bring...

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Steve Jackson

Journeys of discovery: Steve Jackson and a life-saving cancer drug

15 Jul 2024

What excites Steve Jackson is understanding how biology works and why it sometimes goes wrong. But what galvanises him is knowing there are people...

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Learning from experience: Patients are vital to advances in tackling cancer

15 Jul 2024

Researchers and clinicians are now welcoming new perspectives: those of people with experience of cancer.

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