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Our research projects

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Can nanoparticles make a big difference in retinoblastoma cancer?

Curestarter researcher Dr Mika Reinisalo is hoping to find a new way to treat retinoblastoma, a rare but deadly form of eye cancer that affects young children. He is exploring innovative boron therapy that should be kinder to patients. 

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Is there a better way to kill breast cancer cells?

This project is hoping to find smarter and kinder ways to treat breast cancer by destroying cancer cells in a  different way from other cancer treatments.

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Does the time we eat affect bowel cancer development?

Dr Karpowicz believes one of the causes of bowel cancer could be that changes to our lifestyle disturb the circadian rhythm of our guts – and with the support of our Curestarters he will be able to test this idea.