Latest updates from Cancer Research UK http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/index.htm http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cr_weblayout/groups/cr_common/@inm/@gen/documents/image/cruk_c_logo_lite.gif http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/index.htm http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-03-19-pancreatic-cancer-blood-vessel?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2012-03-19-pancreatic-cancer-blood-vessel?rss=true  Cancer Research UK scientists have shown that an enzyme can re-expand the insides of blood vessels allowing more drugs and large antibody mo…]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-01-18-Scientists-uncover-reason-for-second-cancers-after-targeted-melanoma-treatment?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-01-18-Scientists-uncover-reason-for-second-cancers-after-targeted-melanoma-treatment?rss=true   An international study has uncovered how secondary skin cancers sometimes develop in malignant melanoma patients who are treated with an exp…]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-01-18-Gatekeeper-cells-could-prevent-cancer-spread?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-01-18-Gatekeeper-cells-could-prevent-cancer-spread?rss=true   Laboratory research in the US has discovered that a little-studied 'gatekeeper' cell may prevent cancer spreading around the body.]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:14:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-01-05-Experimental-neuroblastoma-drug-shows-promise-in-the-lab?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2012-01-05-Experimental-neuroblastoma-drug-shows-promise-in-the-lab?rss=true   Laboratory studies in the US have confirmed the promise of an experimental drug against a particularly aggressive form of neuroblastoma, the…]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:47:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2011-11-2-ddo-trial-of drug-to-reduce-blood-to-tumours?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2011-11-2-ddo-trial-of drug-to-reduce-blood-to-tumours?rss=true  Cancer Research UK's Drug Development Office has opened a trial to assess a new drug to treat a range of cancer types. The drug works by red…]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:01:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2011-10-20-Scientists-uncover-how-cancer-stem-cells-are-regulated-in-common-skin-cancer?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2011-10-20-Scientists-uncover-how-cancer-stem-cells-are-regulated-in-common-skin-cancer?rss=true   Belgian scientists have discovered that a molecule already targeted by several cancer therapies may play a crucial role in a common form of …]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:13:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2011-04-14-white-blood-cells?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2011-04-14-white-blood-cells?rss=true  Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that tumours are able to recruit part of the body's defence system to protect them from the ef…]]> Mon, 02 May 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2010-09-26-winning-cell-guides-blood-vessel?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2010-09-26-winning-cell-guides-blood-vessel?rss=true  Cancer Research UK scientists have found for the first time that cells compete with each other to guide the 'sprouting' and growth of blood …]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2010-06-09-downs-syndrome-chromosome-reveals-cancer-block-genes?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2010-06-09-downs-syndrome-chromosome-reveals-cancer-block-genes?rss=true  Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered cancer-blocking activity for genes carried on chromosome 21 - an extra copy of which is carri…]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:35:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2008-04-21-innovative-approach-helps-to-reverse-tumour-blood-vessel-growth?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2008-04-21-innovative-approach-helps-to-reverse-tumour-blood-vessel-growth?rss=true  Researchers at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) have discovered that turning off a specific gene in cancer cell…]]> Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2007-05-01-common-antifungal-drug-found-to-stop-blood-vessel-growth?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2007-05-01-common-antifungal-drug-found-to-stop-blood-vessel-growth?rss=true  A drug commonly used to treat toenail fungus can also block the growth of new blood vessels, researchers have discovered.]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2006-12-15-avastin-shows-promise-in-lung-cancer-trial?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2006-12-15-avastin-shows-promise-in-lung-cancer-trial?rss=true  People with advanced lung cancer taking part in US clinical trials of bevacizumab (Avastin) - originally developed to treat bowel cancer - h…]]> Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2006-10-26-cancer-research-uk-scientists-target-early-bowel-cancer-prevention-with-new-drug?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2006-10-26-cancer-research-uk-scientists-target-early-bowel-cancer-prevention-with-new-drug?rss=true  Scientists from Cancer Research UK's London Research Institute have found that a new drug can reduce the number and size of pre-cancerous gr…]]> Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2006-10-20-natural-properties-of-eye-could-fight-cancer-say-scientists?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2006-10-20-natural-properties-of-eye-could-fight-cancer-say-scientists?rss=true  Researchers have identified a natural process in the human body that could one day be used to prevent tumours from stealing the nutrients th…]]> Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2006-02-27-botox-could-aid-cancer-fight-says-study?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/cancernews/2006-02-27-botox-could-aid-cancer-fight-says-study?rss=true  Botulinum toxin, the 'face-freezing' Botox treatment usually associated with cosmetic surgery, could play a role in fighting tumours, scient…]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2004-06-21-scientists-trigger-suicide-switch-in-ovarian-cancer-cells?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2004-06-21-scientists-trigger-suicide-switch-in-ovarian-cancer-cells?rss=true  Genetically engineering viruses to carry a suicide gene into ovarian cancer cells could become a potent way to tackle the disease, a leading…]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2004 23:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2003-03-24-the-future-looks-sweet-for-cancer-research?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2003-03-24-the-future-looks-sweet-for-cancer-research?rss=true  Manchester scientists funded by Cancer Research UK believe that a type of sugar could form the basis of a new kind of anti-cancer drug.]]> Mon, 24 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2003-01-28-lung-cancer-final-phase-of-encouraging-thalidomide-trial-to-launch?rss=true http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/news/archive/pressrelease/2003-01-28-lung-cancer-final-phase-of-encouraging-thalidomide-trial-to-launch?rss=true  A large-scale randomised clinical trial to investigate the effectiveness of thalidomide as a treatment for lung cancer is set to begin at th…]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT