News
The latest science and news from the Institute.
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Immune cells found near tumours boost breast cancer survival
10th June 2014
Women with breast cancer are 10 per cent more likely to survive for five years or more if they have certain immune cells near their tumour, according to new research.
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Scientists discover new route to boost pancreatic cancer treatment
30th May 2014
Scientists have uncovered new insights into how a key pancreatic cancer drug – gemcitabine – is broken down in tumour cells
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Breaking down cancer’s defence mechanisms
20th December 2013
A possible new method for treating pancreatic cancer which enables the body’s immune system to attack and kill cancer cells has been developed by researchers.
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Institute scientists use imaging to monitor how tumours consume glucose
11th December 2013
Scientists in the Brindle lab have developed a way to image how tumours use glucose, which could be used to monitor tumour response to treatment in the clinic.
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Jason Carroll receives AACR Outstanding Investigator Award Scholarship
26th September 2013
Dr Jason Carroll has received the AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research scholarship funded by Susan G. Komen.
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Nitzan Rosenfeld receives British Association for Cancer Research Translational Research Award
24th June 2013
The purpose of the award is to recognise and reward the achievements of an individual whose work has made significant contributions to translational cancer research.
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Genetic ‘fine tuning’ controls body’s own attack against breast cancer
5th May 2013
The body’s own immune system’s fight against breast cancer is controlled by genetic ‘fine tuners’, known as microRNAs.
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Scientists develop simple blood test to track tumour evolution in cancer patients
2nd May 2013
By tracking changes in patients’ blood, Cambridge scientists have created a new way of looking at how tumours evolve in real-time and develop drug resistance.
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Blood test reveals women’s response to breast cancer treatment
13th March 2013
Breast tumour DNA circulating in the bloodstream could be used to measure how well a woman’s cancer is responding to treatment, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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