The funding renewal for the Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence comes a decade after the Centre was launched to tackle the disease which is the third most common cancer in the UK and the biggest cancer killer Read More
From 29th September to 2nd October, researchers and representatives from across the MCRC made their way to Washington, DC. for the 2024 ASTRO congress. Read More
A visit to the New Scientist Live, our CRUK Celebration Event, a PhD Welcome Event for our new 2024 cohort, The Early Detection of Cancer Conference 2024 and more. Read More
From 13th to 17th September, researchers and representatives from across the MCRC made their way to Barcelona, Spain for the 2024 European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) congress. Read More
We spoke with Professor Martin McCabe and Professor Marianne Aznar to discuss the how further funding has enabled the researchers to further continue the BRAINatomy project in BRAINatomy 2. This next stage of the project will be looking to use the methodology developed by Professor Marianne Aznar and colleagues to study the effects of proton therapy in children. Read More
The Alarm frontman takes part in blood cancer clinical trial for blood cancer which has seen his cancer 'melt away' after taking a combination of blood cancer drugs being trialled at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. Read More
The world’s largest clinical trial using radiotherapy in the treatment of metastatic lung cancer for patients who typically have about a year to live, has opened for recruitment. Read More
A mum of two from Altrincham in Greater Manchester with breast cancer has seen her tumours decrease by 65% thanks to clinical trials at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. Read More
Manchester's strong research showing at ESMO 2024, a Brain Tumour symposium, a trip to Australia, and a visit from the new President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester see an end of a busy September at the MCRC. Read More
We spoke with Professor Gareth Evans, a leading expert in breast cancer genetics to explain the use of polygenic risk scores, personalised breast cancer screening and the promising research taking place in this field. Read More
Dr Alicia Marie Conway is a University of Manchester and CRUK National Biomarker Centre Academic Clinical Lecturer and Medical Oncology trainee funded by The University of Manchester. Read about her research into improving the diagnosis of difficult-to-diagnose cancers. Read More
Using oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (OE-MRI) scientists were able to map parts of tumours that had oxygen deficiency in patients with head and neck cancer Read More
A pioneering study, led by UK universities has provided the most comprehensive analysis to date of the genetic makeup of colorectal cancer. Read More
Discussing the Paterson Building’s official opening ceremony, Professor Nic Jones’ retirement, ‘I'm Still Me’ art instillation, My trip to Germany for the NCT Scientific Advisory Board and Peter Hoskin's Marie Curie Medal. Read More
