News
Game-changing sponge detects those at risk of cancer
31 Jul 2020
A ‘sponge on a string’ pill test has been hailed a ‘game-changer’ by Cambridge cancer doctors after results from a hugely successful 3 year trial were published in the medical journal The Lancet today.
Four Centre members elected to EMBO
7 Jul 2020
Congratulations to Bertie Göttgens, Kathryn Lilley, Serena Nik-Zainal and Anna Philpott elected as EMBO members in recognition of their outstanding life science research.
Cambridge awarded government funding to speed up cancer diagnoses
3 Jul 2020
The DELTA project aims to transform the clinical pathway for diagnosis of oesophageal cancer using new technologies and artificial intelligence.
Centre members celebrate University promotions
25 Jun 2020
Congratulations to Centre members on their University promotions.
Highly sensitive blood test to monitor cancer
17 Jun 2020
A new blood test to monitor cancer is up to ten times more sensitive than current methods.
Competition keeps mutant cells in check
18 May 2020
Potentially cancerous cells kept in check by competitive neighbours, study of oesophagus finds.
The challenge of early detection in cancer
7 May 2020
An article in the journal Science discusses the opportunities and challenges for cancer screening.
Studying mutations in blood to predict cancer risk
27 Mar 2020
New research studies patterns of mutations in healthy blood samples to predict the risk of developing cancer.
Early Detection Symposium 2020 Monday 27 January
21 Nov 2019
The CRUK Cambridge Centre Early Detection Programme presents its 5th Annual Symposium capturing some of the latest research in the field.
Detecting the (almost) undetectable
18 Oct 2019
Cambridge scientists are set to benefit from a major cash injection from Cancer Research UK and partners to develop radical new strategies and technologies to detect cancer at its earliest stage.