Surgery

Our researchers are working on a new way to improve chemotherapy treatment for aggressive brain tumours, using the precious metal palladium.

New research has shown that an intelligent knife can distinguish between ovarian cancer and normal tissue. Could it help make ovarian cancer surgery smarter?

Brain tumour research is one of our top priorities. Here, Sue shares her experience of living with an incurable brain tumour.

A world-first data report could help us understand whether cancer patients are getting the most appropriate treatments for them.

The results of a breast cancer trial we helped fund allowed surgeons to move away from ‘radical’ mastectomies towards kinder, less invasive surgeries.

This year’s British Science Week runs from 10th – 19th March, and the theme is ‘change’.

Here are our highlights from day 3 of the NCRI Cancer Conference, including personalised treatment for prostate cancer, and new surgery tech.

We take a look at the pros and cons of publishing cancer surgeons’ mortality data.

Emma Shanks shares her story of being diagnosed with oral cancer, not once but four times in succession.

We explore new research showing prostate cancer can be divided into five groups, which could help predict how well a patient will do after surgery.