Cancer features

One in two of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our lifetime. Read about some of the ways we're combating the disease and improving the lives of those it affects.

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  Driving change in womb cancer detection

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  Using graphene to tackle cancer

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  Delivering new drug discoveries

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  Team science: transforming the cancer research environment

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  Using nanotechnology for targeted delivery

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  Bringing research beacons together to advance early detection of cancers

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  New strategies to treat ovarian cancer

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  Biomedical Research Centre: a local approach to world-leading cancer research

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  Striving for risk stratification in cancer treatment

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  An immunology revolution

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  Reducing the impact of childhood leukaemia in India

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  The Manchester Cancer Research Centre partnership

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  Benefits of partnership: The Christie perspective

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  Bringing tomorrow’s medicines to patients today

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  Reducing cancer mortality rates in children in India.

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  Personalisation: Genetic signatures for radiotherapy

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  Building a clinical trials infrastructure

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  Pioneering precision radiotherapy treatment

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  Tackling cancer through academic and industry collaboration

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  Developing blood tests to capture cancer cells

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  Influencing NHS policy on lung cancer screening

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  A multidisciplinary approach driving innovation in personalised medicine

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  Using big data to answer big research questions

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  Home-focused research bringing global benefits

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  The indisputable case for prevention and early detection

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  Martian technology can monitor treatments

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  Paving the way for better prostate cancer treatment

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  Aligning research to improve prostate cancer patient outcomes

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  How the weekly shop is saving lives

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  Cancer medicine – the personal approach

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  Saving children’s lives across the globe

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  Helping more women to survive breast cancer

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  A cross-disciplinary approach to cancer

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  Helping to reduce mortality rates among children in India

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  Pioneering ground-breaking proton beam research

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  Bringing oncology and immunology together