Research Spotlight
Research Spotlight
29/02/2024
Artificial Intelligence reveals prostate cancer is not just one disease
AI has helped scientists reveal a new form of aggressive prostate cancer which could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the future.
Research Spotlight
22/01/2024
Manchester researchers develop first ever guideline for cancer screening in rare muscle disease
Researchers from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and University of Manchester have been instrumental in developing the first guideline for cancer screening in an inflammatory muscle disease called “myositis”, which has an increased cancer risk.
Research Spotlight
13/10/2023
Researchers are investigating how to stop triple negative breast cancer spreading
Breast Cancer Now is helping Dr Sankari Nagarajan and her team discover why some triple negative breast cancers spread to other parts of the body and whether existing drugs can be repurposed to stop this from happening.
Research Spotlight
09/10/2023
Hereditary Cancers – Li Fraumeni Syndrome
Research Spotlight
04/10/2023
New research can help policymakers prioritise funding needs and allocate resource for cancer
The study found that 61% of all SPED trials focused on just three cancer types – colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer.
Research Spotlight
13/09/2023
RAPID-RT: New study aims to improve survival rates for lung cancer patients
Research Spotlight
15/04/2023
DETERMINE trial recognised at Life Science industry awards
The clinical trial project won the Bionow Healthcare Project of the Year Award for their innovative multi-drug pan-cancer platform trial that is helping to find new treatments for rare cancers.
Research Spotlight
16/03/2023
Scientists advance dream of targeted real time treatment of hypoxic cancers
Research Spotlight
06/02/2023
The Christie trials pioneering pre-surgery treatment for brain tumours
The POBIG study represents an important and significant milestone in brain cancer research
Research Spotlight
02/02/2023
World-leading Ewing sarcoma clinical trial receives extra funding
Research Spotlight
05/01/2023
Targeting variant of common protein may dramatically boost effectiveness of breast cancer treatment
A rare variant of a protein present in nearly all human cells may hold the key to improving the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment, according to University of Manchester research funded by Breast Cancer Now.
Research Spotlight
05/10/2022