Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

Artificial intelligence

Using artificial intelligence to enhance cancer research and treatments.

Cancer detection

Improving early cancer diagnoses and predicting treatment response.

Cell biology

Understanding every stage of a tumour through discovery science.

Clinical integration

Maximising patient data for better cancer care.

Personalised medicine

Tailoring cancer treatment to individual needs.

Tumour microenvironment

Unravelling tumour interactions to identify potential drug targets.

New immune pathway offers treatment hope for childhood brain tumours

3rd February 2026

A newly discovered immune pathway could lead to gentler treatments for multiple childhood brain cancers, according to new research from our Gilbertson Group published today in Nature Genetics.

Targeting paused cells could improve chemotherapy for lung and ovarian cancers

3rd February 2026

New research published today in Nature Aging by scientists at the University of Cambridge sheds light on why some lung and ovarian cancers stop responding to chemotherapy, and how this resistance might one day be prevented.

Hot flush treatment has anti-breast cancer activity, study finds

5th January 2026

A drug mimicking the hormone progesterone has anti-cancer activity when used together with conventional anti-oestrogen treatment for women with breast cancer, a new Cambridge-led trial has found.