Research projects

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Breast cancer

How does breast cancer spreads to the bones and can we stop it?

This project hopes to discover clues towards new cures that would stop breast cancer spreading, which could dramatically improve outcomes for patients.

Researcher: Dr Neta Erez

Understanding how breast cancer spreads to the bones – and how to stop it

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Breast cancer

Can radiotherapy work better against cancers that spread to the brain?

The location of brain cancer makes it particularly hard to treat so this team hope to find ways to improve radiotherapy so it can benefit more patients.

Researcher: Dr Manuel Valiente

Making radiotherapy more effective against cancers that have spread to the brain

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Breast cancer

Do dietary fats help cancer spread and can they be stopped?

This project aims to reveal how parts of our diet could help cancer to spread and how to target this process to create future cures for a range of different cancers.

Researcher: Professor Salvador Aznar-Benitah

Do dietary fats help cancer spread and can they be stopped?

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Breast cancer

Can we attract more immune system cells to defeat breast cancer?

Researchers are aiming to find out how to kick-start the immune system in aggressive breast cancer patients so that survival rates improve in the future.

Researcher: Professor Tony Tiganis

Kick-starting the immune system in an aggressive type of breast cancer
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