News from the MCRC
MCRC Blog
08/12/2022
Greater Manchester Cancer Conference 2022
From the 18th to the 19th October 2022, members of the MCRC Operations Team had the pleasure of attending the Greater Manchester Cancer Conference, held at the Deansgate Hilton Hotel.
Director's Update
05/12/2022
Paterson Redevelopment Project update – November 2022
As the building reaches its completion, Professor Nic Jones, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the MCRC provides the most recent updates.
Researcher Stories
30/11/2022
Mengying Wang
We speak to Mengying Wang, a new PhD student from China, who was successfully appointed to the programme following the March 2022 recruitment cycle.
Partner News
23/11/2022
Precision medicine trial opens for rare adult and paedIatric cancers
Partner News
22/11/2022
STRONG AYA research project for adolescents and young adults with cancer launches
Funded by UKRI and EU HORIZON support, STRONG AYA joins fourteen European centres for care, research and advocacy to improve research and healthcare for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer.
Partner News
22/11/2022
Lean Life Science and Cancer Research UK Launch the Oncology Development Programme
Podcast
21/11/2022
Season One now available – One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast
This is One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast brought to you by the University of Manchester and the Manchester Cancer Research Centre.
MCRC Blog
16/11/2022
The Health Economics of Cancer Care
Director's Update
02/11/2022
MCRC Director’s Update – October 2022
Following an eventful October, Rob reflects on an eventful month featuring travelling across the globe to attend various academic conferences as well as success in recent NIHR grants.
Partner News
14/10/2022
Greater Manchester awarded its largest ever research funding to tackle health inequalities and drive health improvements across the city region
MCRC Blog
13/10/2022
Cakes and Cycles: Fundraising for Re-Write Cancer
Thanks to our amazing fundraising team who helped us to raise an incredible £442.40 to support Re-Write Cancer
Partner News
12/10/2022
Groundbreaking Manchester partnership with Kenyan oesophageal cancer initiative gets £2.6m award
Research Spotlight
05/10/2022
How can we encourage the UK public to stop indoor tanning?
Dr Tracy Epton, Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology at The University of Manchester, summarises a recently published systematic review of qualitative evidence by The University of Manchester which assesses the reasons behind people using indoor tanning devices.
Research Spotlight
04/10/2022
Gene mutations should be tested routinely for ovarian cancer, say scientists
Scientists from The University of Manchester have shown that testing for two gene families linked to a lifetime epithelial ovarian cancer risk of between 5% and 20% has a much higher than expected detection rate.
