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Cancer is evolution at the cellular level. As we age, we acquire mutations in the cells that make up our tissues. Whilst the vast majority of these mutations are harmless, some of them can increase the risk of developing cancer. In research recently published in Science Jamie Blundell's Group (Department of Oncology)...

Scientists have created one of the most detailed maps of breast cancer ever achieved, revealing how genetic changes shape the physical tumour landscape, according to research funded by Cancer Research UK and published in Nature Cancer . Professor Carlos Caldas, along with an international team of scientists from Cambridge...

The effectiveness of current treatments for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, could be improved by using approaches that wipe out the ‘survival system’ of cancer cells according to a collaborative study published in Nature Communications . Professor Duncan Jodrell, Department of Oncology, and fellow Cancer...

On 21 October 2019, Cancer Research UK launched the International A lliance for C ancer E arly D etection (ACED) to help accelerate and revolutionise research in the early detection of cancers through collaboration between the UK and the US. ACED is a partnership between Cancer Research UK, Canary Center at Stanford...