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The incredible story behind a lifesaving cancer drug
The incredible story behind a lifesaving cancer drug
United Kingdom
Our impact
I didn't think I would have any future - but your support gave me hope
I didn't think I would have any future - but olaparib gave me hope
United Kingdom
Laura Soucek And Team
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How Dr Laura Soucek 'drugged the undruggable'
The power of discovery: drugging the undruggable
Spain
P53 Gene
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Tackling the 'guardian of the genome'
Tackling the 'guardian of the genome'
United Kingdom
Curestarter Alice and Dr Jamie team smile for a photo with the rest of the University College London lab team after a tour of the Worldwide Cancer Research project
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Finding cures for cancer is my dream
Finding cures for cancer is my dream
United Kingdom
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Helping to diagnose rare genetic diseases
Helping to diagnose rare genetic diseases
United Kingdom
Dario Alessi in the lab
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Repurposing a diabetes drug for cancer treatment
Repurposing a diabetes drug for cancer treatment
United Kingdom
Professor Hans Clevers
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Mini tumour organoids to help personalise cancer treatment
Mini tumour organoids to help personalise cancer treatment
Netherlands

The latest discoveries from our labs:

Breast cancer
New and recent breast cancer breakthroughs

Our research is finding new cures for breast cancer. Find out what new breakthroughs have happened recently in breast cancer research.

Breast cancer
Potential new way to predict breast cancer return after radiotherapy

Thanks to the support of our Curestarters, a team of researchers has identified a molecular signal that could help predict whether early-stage breast cancer might return after radiotherapy.

General cancer research
Researchers use the science behind antidepressants to spark new cancer cure

Thanks to cutting-edge chemistry detective work by Dr Simona Polo, we are one step closer to a brand new treatment for cancer patients. 

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