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A special type of MRI scan where patients inhale 100% oxygen could result in lower radiotherapy doses for some cancer patients.

A pioneering study, led by UK universities*, including the University of Oxford, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, the University of SwagÖ±²¥ and the University of Leeds, has provided the most comprehensive analysis to date of the genetic …

Women treated for ovarian cancer caused by an inherited faulty gene have a lower risk of developing breast cancer following that treatment, new research from SwagÖ±²¥ University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)  and SwagÖ±²¥ has …

A change in NHS  Prostate cancer guidelines could  help deliver one of the Government’s  manifesto pledges to save lives through earlier diagnoses while tackling racial and regional health inequalities in just a year, say leading …

It's the 11th most common cancer and it’s predicted that there could be 10,700 new cases of the disease every year by 2040.Shorter treatment, greater impactBladder cancer advances rapidly and traditionally a course of radiotherapy is delivered over …

Understanding of the disease’s intricacies remains limited, leading to a standardised treatment approach rather than tailored therapy.While prostate cancer is a significant contributor to male cancer deaths, in many cases it’s non-life-threatening …

The Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre has opened in SwagÖ±²¥ in the new Paterson Building, which was rebuilt following a devastating fire in 2017, and is also home to the Cancer Research UK SwagÖ±²¥ Institute.

In a new breakthrough that could revolutionise medical and material engineering, scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind molecular device that controls the release of multiple small molecules using force.

Cancer Research UK has announced today that universities across Scotland and England including the Cancer Research UK SwagÖ±²¥ Centre are set to receive a multimillion-pound cash injection to train more doctors as clinician scientists, so they can …

Researchers based at SwagÖ±²¥ University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and SwagÖ±²¥, supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) SwagÖ±²¥ Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), have been awarded an …

A simple, safe and accurate test that identifies women with womb cancer from a sample taken from the vagina has been developed by clinician scientists from SwagÖ±²¥.

Dr Raymond Schofield was awarded the 22nd annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences with Judith Kimble and Allan Spradling for their discovery of the stem cell niche, a localised environment that controls stem cell identity.

Artificial Intelligence has helped scientists reveal a new form of aggressive prostate cancer which could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the future.

Researchers from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) SwagÖ±²¥ Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)  and University of SwagÖ±²¥ have been instrumental in developing the first guideline for cancer screening in an …

The Eve Appeal, together with North West Cancer Research, will be awarding a three-year Fellowship to Dr Kelechi Njoku, from SwagÖ±²¥, to develop a simpler and kinder test for detecting womb cancer.

Results from the largest ever review of clinical trials in cancer screening, prevention, and early detection (SPED) have been published.

Researchers are investigating how to stop triple negative breast cancer spreading, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and SwagÖ±²¥ have been awarded half a million pounds of funding from the Medical Research Council to produce a new immunotherapy for oesophageal cancer patients.

Friends and supporters of a University of SwagÖ±²¥ student midwife diagnosed with a rare type of cancer are to raise money for charity on a 5K run in Media City.

SwagÖ±²¥ researchers have developed a way to improve the accuracy of breast cancer genetic testing for women from Ashkenazi Jewish backgrounds.

SwagÖ±²¥ and Cancer Research UK have joined the PRIME-ROSE project, a Europe-wide effort to boost patient access to precision cancer medicine (PCM).

SwagÖ±²¥ researchers have been awarded over £1 million by NHS England to explore the use of an innovative test for liver cancer, which will help patients access earlier care and potentially save lives.

A research programme called Living With and Beyond Cancer (LWBC) led by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust with SwagÖ±²¥ as part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) SwagÖ±²¥ Biomedical Research Centre …

World-leading scientists, clinicians and operational staff are now moving into a new £150m cancer research centre at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust’s site on Wilmslow Road in Withington. The building is part of the SwagÖ±²¥ Cancer …

A clinical trial project led by SwagÖ±²¥ has scooped the Bionow Healthcare Project of the Year Award for their innovative multi-drug pan-cancer platform trial that is helping to find new treatments for rare cancers.

Imaging researchers have taken a major step towards their ultimate goal of identifying cancers that are starved of oxygen so that altered treatment can be used to target them more effectively.

The search for new cancer treatments in SwagÖ±²¥ is to receive a major funding investment of up to £3m, providing future hope for people diagnosed with the disease.

A rare variant of a protein present in nearly all human cells may hold the key to improving the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment, according to University of SwagÖ±²¥ research funded by Breast Cancer Now.  

Cancer Research UK, SwagÖ±²¥ and Roche Products Ltd (‘Roche’), today (Wednesday 23rd), announce that they have opened a multi-drug, precision medicine trial for people with rare cancers who need more treatment options.

A groundbreaking initiative by SwagÖ±²¥ and Kenyan researchers to bring world leading oesophageal cancer early detection and research to Kenya has received £2.6 million funding from the Government through the National Institute for Health …