Science and research at Liverpool Cancer Research UK Centre
Liverpool is host to many world-class researchers, who are working to understand cancer and find new ways to treat the disease. This includes research to improve and refine surgery and radiotherapy, which are used to treat the majority of cancer patients.
The University's Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine research concentrates on pancreatic cancer (working closely with the NIHR Liverpool Pancreas Biomedical Research Unit), head and neck cancers, and blood cancers (leukaemias and lymphomas) which are areas of particularly strong expertise at the Centre. Scientists there are also focusing on childhood cancer and tumours affecting the eyes. Larger national and international phase III cancer trials are led by the Liverpool Cancer Research UK Cancer Trials Unit.
The Liverpool Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre plays a big role in the Liverpool Centre by leading research programmes in ‘personalised medicine’ – developing treatments based on the genetic makeup of an individual’s cancer; and scientists are developing and testing new drugs for treating the disease.
Finally, the Centre creates a unique opportunity to work with local communities in Liverpool, Merseyside and Cheshire in raising awareness of cancer and highlighting ways people can reduce their risk of the disease.
The Centre will also play a vital role in training the next generation of cancer researchers and doctors, with a particular emphasis on cancer scientists and specialist cancer doctors and surgeons.
See Research Highlights in Liverpool for a selection of research and researchers in this area.
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