Scientists have identified a more accurate way of predicting which patients with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, are likely to relapse early following treatment. A study carried out by a ...

Scientists have uncovered a protein that acts like a ‘suit of armour’ for cancer cells, shielding them from hostile environments and allowing one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer to spread ...

Although cancer is not usually inherited, certain types, including breast and ovarian, can be triggered by inherited gene faults, meaning they can run in families. Now that we can test for these ...

A new type of cancer treatment which is given via an injection under the skin has shown early signs of success in patients with advanced head and neck cancer. Results of the phase Ib/II Orig-AMI 4 ...

A new drug is having a dramatic effect on shrinking lung cancer tumours, according to new research. A trial testing the drug zongertinib as a first treatment for people with advanced lung cancer who ...

Prostate cancer guidelines should change so that all men from the age of 40 with mutations in either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene are offered regular PSA testing to detect early signs of the disease, ...

Up to two in five advanced prostate cancer patients could be treated with a combination of two targeted drugs, according to new research. Findings by a team of scientists at The Institute of Cancer ...

Suffering from psychological stress could further increase cancer risk in those already genetically predisposed to the disease, according to new research. The findings show that the stress hormone ...

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, strongly welcomes the decision by NICE to recommend the targeted breast cancer drug, capivasertib, in combination with fulvestrant, for treating the most ...

Cutting edge proton beam therapy is no better than intensity-modulated radiotherapy for treating people with head and neck cancer, according to new research. The nationwide TORPEdO trial funded by ...

Scientists have discovered a key protein that could be targeted with a drug to treat the most common and aggressive form of pancreatic cancer. The findings, published in Nature, show that blocking the ...

Over the last four decades, radiotherapy has seen a technological revolution – evolving from broad, relatively simple deliveries to highly targeted, patient-specific treatment. Few individuals have ...