Radiotheranostics is an exciting new field that has the potential to transform how cancers are detected and treated. Robbie Lockyer finds out more. Image: Dr Kathy Chung Ying Chan Radiotheranostics is ...

Image: Blood brain barrier from mouse brain tissue. Image provided by the National Cancer Institute. Diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) are one of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat childhood cancers.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has welcomed the approval of a new combination of two drugs for ovarian cancer by the US regulatory body the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The approval ...

Scientists have worked out how a protective element of our DNA helps prevent an abnormal genetic event that can lead to cells becoming cancerous. They have shown exactly how telomeres – the protective ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, are part of a team of international researchers who have secured £5.5million in funding to find smarter, kinder treatments for people living ...

Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have identified a gene that affects how ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) could respond to a new class of drug called ATR inhibitors. In ...

New research has provided insight into the biological mechanisms that may contribute to poor outcomes in certain cases of neuroblastoma – a cancer that develops in nerve tissue and primarily affects ...

Scientists have developed a revolutionary AI ‘fingerprint’ technology that can accurately show how cancer cells respond to new drugs, by simply observing changes to their shape. The new technology, ...