NHS trial of sponge-on-a-string test replaces need for endoscopy for thousands of patients

A new test to help diagnose a condition that can lead to oesophageal cancer – developed by Cambridge researchers and trialled by the NHS – has reduced the need

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 26, 2024 ~5 min

Role of inherited genetic variants in rare blood cancer uncovered

Combining three different sources of genetic information has allowed researchers to further understand why only some people with a common mutation go on to

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 17, 2024 ~6 min


New trial of 'pill-on-a-thread' brings screening for oesophageal cancer closer

A man from Cambridge is the first to join the surveillance part of a clinical trial that could see routine screening for oesophageal cancer introduced into the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 9, 2024 ~6 min

Cancer drug could hold hope for treating inflammatory diseases including gout and heart diseases

A cancer drug currently in the final stages of clinical trials could offer hope for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory diseases, including gout,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 1, 2023 ~5 min

Scientists develop test to identify people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia and related cancers

The new platform, called ‘MN-predict’, will allow doctors and scientists to identify those at risk and to design new treatments to prevent them from developing

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 24, 2023 ~4 min

International collaboration identifies new breast cancer susceptibility genes

A large-scale international collaboration has identified new genes associated with breast cancer that could eventually be included in tests to identify women

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 17, 2023 ~3 min

Radiotherapy boost cuts breast cancer treatment time by at least one week

Treatment times for radiotherapy could be reduced for some early breast cancer patients, according to a trial led by University of Cambridge and The Institute

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 3, 2023 ~6 min

AI cuts waiting times for cancer patients in NHS first

Artificial intelligence developed by and for the NHS at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge is reducing the amount of time cancer patients wait for

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 27, 2023 ~5 min


Evolution of two contagious cancers affecting Tasmanian devils underlines unpredictability of disease threat

Scientists have traced the family trees of two transmissible cancers that affect Tasmanian devils and have pinpointed mutations which may drive growth of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 20, 2023 ~5 min

Finding new ways to diagnose childhood brain tumours

Cambridge researchers are using new techniques to distinguish different types of medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumour in children.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 24, 2023 ~3 min

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