Sue’s husband, Philip, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2005 and died on Christmas Day 2009, aged 57. 16 years on, she reflects on the legacy he left behind. It was a complete shock to us both ...
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 ...
Twenty years ago today, the International Genome Sequencing Consortium published the first detailed analysis of the human genome. The paper appeared online in Nature on 15 February 2001, followed by a ...
Image: DNA sequence. Credit: The Institute of Cancer Research, London. A spit test, where a sample can be collected at home, is more accurate at identifying future risk of prostate cancer for one ...
Image: Person walking towards the beach. Credits: Pixabay. Most people are aware of the benefits of exercise – it has been associated with improvements in overall health for some time. It makes sense ...
A spit test, where a sample can be collected at home, is more accurate at identifying future risk of prostate cancer for some men than the current standard PSA blood test, a new study reports. Results ...
Two decades ago, a pivotal exchange between two scientists sparked a scientific and medical revolution. Professor Alan Ashworth, then Director of the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre at ...
Cutting edge proton beam therapy is no better than intensity-modulated radiotherapy for treating people with head and neck cancer, according to new research. The nationwide TORPEdO trial funded by ...
Image: A scanning electron microscope image of a prostate cancer cell. Credit: Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute. CC BY-NC 4.0. At The Institute of Cancer Research, London, we often refer to ...
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 ...
The Institute of Cancer Research has welcomed new plans to deliver around one million square feet of state-of-the-art research and laboratory space for life-sciences companies in Sutton, south London, ...
Prostate cancer guidelines should change so that all men from the age of 40 with mutations in either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene are offered regular PSA testing to detect early signs of the disease, ...