Dr Anna Wilkins’ group is investigating how to target the tumour microenvironment of bladder and prostate cancer to prevent treatment resistance, especially to radiation given with curative intent.

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 ...

“It all started when I was 58. I didn’t have any symptoms – apart from needing to go to the toilet a lot. At night, I was trying to pee, couldn’t, then went back to bed and the next minute needed to ...

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, ...

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 ...

Darwinian evolution has influenced and inspired the rapidly growing field of evolutionary medicine that uses evolution to approach the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human diseases. Cancer ...

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 ...

We share the story of a pioneering and collaborative research programme at the ICR, initiated in the late 1990s, that led to one of the first clinical-stage PI3K inhibitors, laying the foundation for ...

Thousands of women with breast cancer could be spared unnecessary treatment, thanks to a simple test which can identify whether or not their cancer is likely to return – just two weeks after starting ...

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, ...

Leading charities Children with Cancer UK and Cancer Research UK will co-fund a major £5.5 million research programme to advance precision medicine for children and young people whose cancer has ...

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 ...