News from the MCRC
MCRC Blog
30/05/2022
Professor Tim Illidge awarded a Fellowship of The Academy of Medical Sciences
Professor Tim Illidge has been recognised for his contributions to radiotherapy and lymphoma research
Director's Update
30/05/2022
MCRC Director’s Update – May 2022
May 2022 sees us celebrate our REF research impact, set out our case for banning indoor tanning beds and celebrate PhD and Early Career Researchers from the MCRC and DCS.
Impact Case Study
The Case for Banning Sunbeds
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers across Manchester and Australia have been working to assess the cost-effectiveness of this policy-based intervention in reducing the burden of skin cancer on the NHS.
Impact Case Study
PROCAS 2
Impact Case Study
PROCAS and BC-PREDICT
We speak to Professor Gareth Evans about how the findings from PROCAS 1 led to the inception of PROCAS 2, which assesses the feasibility of implementing a personalised risk score into a woman’s first screening appointment and the associated impact on NHS staff, patients and other related organisations.
Partner News
10/05/2022
Indoor tanning ban would reduce melanoma deaths, show researchers
Director's Update
05/05/2022
MCRC Director’s Update – April 2022
April 2022 sees us officially launch the new vision of the Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre and our aim of driving translational research from the lab to the clinic.
Director's Update
25/03/2022
MCRC Director’s Update – March 2022
Director's Update
25/03/2022
On Cancer Westminster Launch
On 3 March 2022, to mark the launch of On Cancer, Policy@Manchester organised a panel discussion in Westminster to spotlight the policy recommendations that could help improve the lives of patients impacted by cancer.
MCRC Blog
24/03/2022
The ALETHEIA framework in radiation oncology
MCRC Blog
16/03/2022
MCRC-DCS Alumni Showcase
Manchester Cancer Research Centre and Division of Cancer Sciences clinical and non-clinical PhD alumni discuss their post-PhD career highlights and tips for current postgraduate researchers.
Partner News
14/03/2022
New era for Kenyan healthcare begins
Director's Update
04/03/2022
MCRC Director’s Update – February 2022
TARGET National, Stampede, and DETERMINE clinical trials, as well as activities from World Cancer Day and Equality Diversity and Inclusivity cap off February at the MCRC.
Researcher Stories
02/03/2022
Thomas Kedward
We speak to Thomas Kedward about his PhD and the use of proteogenomics to connect somatic mutations to signalling in
breast cancer patient-derived organoids.
