A promising new therapy can help patients with aggressive advanced breast cancer live longer and delay the need for further chemotherapy, new research has shown. The international study, funded by ...

A new AI test can pick out which men with high-risk prostate cancer that has not spread will require life-extending drug abiraterone. Scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and ...

Radiotheranostics is an exciting new field that has the potential to transform how cancers are detected and treated. Robbie Lockyer finds out more. Image: Dr Kathy Chung Ying Chan Radiotheranostics is ...

Image: Blood brain barrier from mouse brain tissue. Image provided by the National Cancer Institute. Diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) are one of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat childhood cancers.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has welcomed the approval of a new combination of two drugs for ovarian cancer by the US regulatory body the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The approval ...

Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have uncovered a hidden weakness in some breast cancer tumours that could lead to smarter treatment decisions. One of the body’s natural ...

Scientists have worked out how a protective element of our DNA helps prevent an abnormal genetic event that can lead to cells becoming cancerous. They have shown exactly how telomeres – the protective ...

The largest study to date of most common form of testicular cancer has uncovered a possible link between disease risk and variations in the genes controlling cell shape and movement. By investigating ...

Blood cancer is an umbrella term for cancers affecting the blood, bone marrow or lymphatic system. Despite being a common cancer that can affect people of any age, it is often not very well understood ...

Our group's aim is to improve the treatment and survival of children with neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma. The goal of our laboratory is to improve the treatment and survival of ...

The overuse of CT scans could cause over 100,000 cases of cancer in the US – with almost 10,000 cases in children, researchers have warned. According to a new modelling study, published in the journal ...

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, strongly welcomes the decision by NICE to recommend the targeted breast cancer drug, capivasertib, in combination with fulvestrant, for treating the most ...