Cancer

Professor Sir Bruce Ponder describes the vision of a Cambridge-wide initiative to link world-class cancer research to improved patient care.

A new generation of cancer therapeutics is on the horizon thanks to fresh light being shed on how genes are switched on and off.

Scientists are close to discovering how normal breast cells become cancerous, according to research published today.

Elizabeth Blackburn, an alumna of Darwin College and a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University earlier this year, has been...

Scientists have located a region of DNA which – when altered – can increase the risk of ovarian cancer, according to research published in Nature...

The Cambridge Research Institute (CRI) is driving the development of new approaches for the early detection, prevention and treatment of cancer.

Cambridge University scientists have shown that screening for prostate cancer using prostate specific antigen (PSA) would lead to a reduction in...

Two new regions of the human genome linked to breast cancer have been found by an international team of scientists led by Cambridge University...