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Surprising ‘two-faced’ cancer gene role supports paradigm shift in predicting disease
3rd January 2025
A genetic fault long believed to drive the development of oesophageal cancer may in fact play a protective role early in the disease, according to new research published in Nature Cancer.
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How non-cancerous cells in pancreatic cancer may weaken the immune system’s response
12th December 2024
New research sheds light on how certain non-cancerous cells in pancreatic cancer can affect the body’s natural immune defences and could have a significant impact on patients’ survival.
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Professor Sarah McClelland awarded £1.5m from CRUK to study cancer’s chromosomal chaos
25th November 2024
Congratulations to Professor Sarah McClelland, who has received a £1,500,000 Programme Foundation Award from Cancer Research UK (CRUK), to support her lab’s work at Barts Cancer Institute (BCI), Queen Mary University of London.
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New study suggests promising approach for treating pancreatic cancer
18th October 2023
Researchers have pinpointed the cells that drive the spread of pancreatic cancer and revealed a weakness in these cells that could be targeted using existing cancer drugs.
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How cancer cells shapeshift to spread through the body
23rd August 2023
Researchers show how cancer cells rearrange their inner workings to squeeze between obstacles
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BCI researcher receives prestigious MRC grant to investigate how HPV infection develops into cancer
27th May 2022
Dr Sarah McClelland from BCI is part of a collaborative project that has secured £1.2 million in funding from the Medical Research Council to investigate the mechanisms leading to cancer development in cells infected with human papillomavirus.
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