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Fully-funded PhD projects
Applications are now open for our 2024/2025 PhD studentships. Below you will find a link to further information about our application process, our application portal and mailing list, should you wish ...
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Help more women with ovarian and breast cancer to live longer, better lives
Help women with ovarian and breast cancer live longer and better lives by supporting the Institute of Cancer Research. Donate ...
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Powerful new therapy doubles progression-free survival in advanced breast cancer
A three-drug combination for aggressive advanced breast cancer doubles the length of time before the cancer progresses, ...
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More than £5 million secured for the ICR from Cancer Research UK’s RadNet programme to fund work in radiotherapy
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has awarded The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust a ...
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New imaging technique could spot patients with aggressive brain tumours who would benefit from immunotherapy
A new imaging technique could mean patients with aggressive brain tumours benefit from cutting edge immunotherapy treatments, ...
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Large-scale study confirms well-established cancer risk factors and identifies new ones
Image: AI-generated DNA. Credit: Ivana Tomášková from Pixabay. Researchers have examined thousands of genetically defined traits to identify possible causal relationships for eight common cancers. The ...
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Pioneering research technician apprenticeship programme wins major award
A pioneering apprenticeship programme for aspiring laboratory research technicians has won the Education and Training Award at the UK Pharma Industry Awards. The programme at The Institute of Cancer ...
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Dave Day raises more than £63,000 for The Institute of Cancer Research
A charity fundraising event that was set up as a tribute to Dave Myers, the much-loved TV chef, raised an incredible £63,169.32 for The Institute of Cancer Research, London. Dave, who was one half of ...
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New genetic testing pathways could ensure patients get personalised treatments and help to catch more BRCA-linked cancer cases
Scientists have developed a new clinical pathway for testing for the cancer-causing faults in the BRCA gene that could ensure patients get the right treatment and boost the number of people who get ...
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Personalised radiotherapy for people with bladder cancer shows promise
Researchers are a step closer to revolutionising how doctors use radiotherapy to treat patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. A team of scientists, led by The Institute of Cancer Research, ...
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Multi-million-pound UK-wide platform into cancer immunotherapy launches
A new multimillion-pound research programme, involving scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is aiming to discover why at least half of all patients fail to respond to ...
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‘I hate running and I hate cancer – what better way to fundraise to defeat this disease’
Last summer I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Thankfully it was caught early and I feel lucky, I know that some people go through things that are so much worse. It started when I found a lump ...