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£1.25m boost takes Newcastle cancer trials institute beyond £28m raised
A Wolfson Foundation grant has moved the planned Sir Bobby Robson Institute closer to completion, with construction under way on the specialist cancer clinical trials centre.
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New DNA-reading method uncovers another layer of information inside our cells
Cambridge researchers developed SCoTCH-seq, which can read three forms of cytosine across both DNA strands and may eventually improve understanding of cancer and neurodegenerative disease.
More than £325,000 awarded to cancer research and innovation projects across Humber and North Yorkshire
Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance has announced its latest research and innovation awards, with more than £325,000 going to projects intended to improve cancer care and patient experience.
Rectal cancer trial helps four in five patients avoid major surgery
A major international trial coordinated in Birmingham found that an organ-preserving treatment approach allowed four in five patients in one group to keep their rectum after 12 months.