MCRC Director’s Update – February 2025
A £50m European and USA expansion to ACED, World Cancer Day 2025 and the United by Unique art exhibition in the OCRB are the highlights for February at the MCRC. Read More
£500,000 funding boost for Manchester research into breast cancer recurrence
Dr Frances Turrell will use the funding to investigate the role of a type of immune cell called macrophages in reawakening dormant breast cancer cells in the lung. Read More
Can a simple blood test spot the signs of skin cancer returning?
Scientists at the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre in Manchester have developed a simple blood test which can detect traces of skin cancer at a very early stage even when a scan looks normal. Read More
International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection (ACED) enters its next phase with two new partners
The £50m partnership between Cancer Research UK, University of Manchester, University College London, Knight Cancer Institute at OHSU and University of Cambridge will be joined by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the German Cancer Research Centre as the Alliance expands in the USA and Europe. Read More
DIETRICH study tests high-fibre route to reducing cancer treatment side effects in NHS patients
The study will see cancer patients in the NHS are being given extra fibre aimed at reducing the unpleasant side effects of radiotherapy and potentially increasing its effectiveness. Read More
New research aims to tackle barriers to cervical cancer screening as UK rates fall
Researchers from The University of Manchester have explored the barriers that block patients from attending their cervical cancer screening appointments and perspectives around self-sampling methods as an alternative. Read More
United By Unique
An exhibition of artworks painted by patients treated at The Christie hospital in Withington, open between 3rd-28th February 2025. Read More
MCRC Director’s Update – January 2025
In the first update of 2025, Rob reflects on Professor Emma Crosbie's NIHR Professorship, a 5K fundraising race in aid of Sarah Harding, and a look ahead to Ca-PRI 2025. Read More
Professor Emma Crosbie awarded prestigious NIHR Research Professorship
Dedicating her research to developing a triage tool for the early detection of endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal bleeding Read More
MCRC Director’s Update – December 2024
Professor Nic Jones' retirement retreat, Inaugural lecture for the Manchester Prostate Cancer Research programme and a reflection on 2024 and look ahead to 2025. Read More
Early Detection of Cancer Conference 2024
Held from 22nd to 24th October 2024 in San Francisco, this annual conference brought together experts in early detection across multiple disciplines who shared groundbreaking research and progress in the field, including a cohort of our Manchester Researchers. Read More
Manchester Breast Centre appoints new leadership team
Dr Sacha Howell will take on the role of Director and Dr Sankari Nagarajan Deputy Director, commencing on 1st January 2025. Read More
MCRC Director’s Update – November 2024
The RadNet announcement, Continuing support for the CRUK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, FBMH, SJTUSM and CLARA Joint Research Symposium, Manchester Lit & Phil Society, and Dr Georgina Binnie-Wright appointed as the new Strategic Research and Education Lead. Read More
CRUK Manchester Centre Celebration Event
On Monday 7th October 2024, we were delighted to host the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Manchester Centre Celebration at the OCRB, to celebrate its halfway milestone under the theme: Precision Medicine for All – The Science Behind the Centre. Read More
