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12/08/2026
Trial drug could reduce side-effects of blood cancer treatments
A UK-led clinical trial is set to test a new drug that could make cutting-edge cancer treatments safer and more accessible for thousands of patients with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.
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07/08/2026
Scientists uncover ‘window of opportunity’ after brain tumour surgery
Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified a brief window after brain tumour surgery during which a treatment for glioblastoma, an incurable brain cancer, can cross the brain's protective barrier and reach the cancer cells most likely to trigger tumour regrowth.
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06/08/2026
Manchester researchers develop new blood test to monitor response to melanoma treatment
Researchers in Manchester have, for the first time, created a blood test to help doctors decide when to change treatments to get the best outcome for patients with melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.
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20/07/2026
UK scientists make major leap towards cracking one of cancer’s biggest targets
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17/03/2026
New research indicates a simple blood test could detect the deadliest brain tumour
Researchers in Manchester have developed an experimental method that shows potential for accurately detecting the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer in adults, known as glioblastoma, from the blood.
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06/11/2025
New study uncovers potential way to prevent breast cancer in pre-menopausal women
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15/08/2025
Remembering Mrs Jean Oglesby CBE 1939-2025
It is with deep sadness that we mark the passing of Jean Oglesby CBE - a remarkable philanthropist, community leader and a treasured friend to The University of Manchester.
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21/03/2025
Professors David French and Peter Hoskin appointed as NIHR Senior Investigators
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18/02/2025
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.
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04/02/2025
New research aims to tackle barriers to cervical cancer screening as UK rates fall
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09/01/2025
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
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04/12/2024