Science and research in Cambridge

Researchers at the Cambridge Cancer Centre will build on their expertise in breast, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, oesophageal, blood and prostate cancers. They will also strengthen research into cancer prevention, focusing initially on lung cancer. Scientists at the Centre will speed efforts to detect lung cancer earlier and treat it more effectively, saving many lives.

Imaging is an exciting area of cancer research, and scientists in Cambridge are unlocking its potential to diagnose cancer earlier when it can be more successfully treated. This work will also help to personalise treatment by helping doctors to choose the best approach for each patient and monitor its success.

Cambridge is home to one of Cancer Research UK's funded institutes - the Cambridge Research Institute. Also located in Cambridge is one of our Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres (ECMCs), where the latest cancer treatments are developed and tested in early stage clinical trials. Research into the biology of cancer - understanding how the disease starts and spreads - is carried out both at the University and at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, and this work underpins the cutting-edge trials taking place at the Cambridge ECMC.

Staff at the Centre will also train the next generation of cancer scientists and doctors – ensuring that research in the city continues to flourish.

See Research Highlights in Cambridge in for a selection of research and researchers in this area.

 

Watch David Neal, leading Cambridge researcher in prostate cancer, talk about how the new Centre will benefit patients in the area.

 

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