Cancer biology

A team of Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have been investigating the role of exercise in reducing the risk of liver cancer in mice

We asked two of our protein specialists, who are trying to understand how the way proteins fold affect cancer outcomes, to give their verdict on the news.

A team of our scientists at University College London have developed a potential new immunotherapy drug and caused another paradigm shift in our understanding of how cancer immunotherapy works.

We tackle the myth that sugar ‘feeds’ cancer cells, and explore how the amount of sugar in our diets is cause for concern due to obesity.

Understanding why children get cancer is a huge task and extremely complex. In our latest Science Surgery, we spoke with Dr Francis Mussai about the differences between children and adult’s cancers.

We spoke to 3 members of the global STORMing Cancer team about their work to solve the mystery of inflammation and cancer.

Our scientists are using hydrogels to understand more about how pancreatic cancer cells spread.

Our scientists at the Beatson Institute are using powerful microscopes to zoom in on how cancer cells move.

To celebrate British Science Week 2020, we spoke to 3 researchers with vastly different science experience.

New research reveals how some cancer cells double their genome to help them survive. Find out more about cancer’s ‘spare tyre’.