Some of the MCRC team have recently returned from Chicago, where they attended the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research – one of the world’s biggest cancer conferences.

Rob Bristow is one of the first faces you may associate with the Manchester Cancer Research Centre. We wanted to find out a little more about him.

Helen O’Connor is one of the first faces you see as you come into the Manchester Cancer Research Centre. We wanted to find out a little more about her.

On the eve of World Cancer Day, Arpana Verma, Julia Mueller, Annet Nakaganda and Angela Spencer lay out the importance of promoting the prevention and early detection of cancer in policy and in practice.

This year is ending on a high note for researchers working in the cancer field here in Manchester. With today’s announcement of more than £42m of investment from Cancer Research UK, the city is now firmly established among the world’s elite for finding new treatments and prevention strategies for this disease.

In early July, cancer experts from across Europe and further afield converged on Manchester as it hosted the biennial Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR).

The Manchester Cancer Research Centre is celebrating its tenth anniversary.