The Institute of Cancer Research

Cancer

"Electrical language" of cancer cells may spill secrets of tumor growth

By using machine learning and cutting-edge microscopes, scientists have uncovered what they believe to be a new form of communication between cancer cells they describe as a “type of electrical language" that could offer new ways to treat the disease.

New research estimates over 4 percent of all new cancer cases in 2020 could be attributed to alcohol consumption

Wellness & Healthy Living

741,000 new cancer cases linked to alcohol consumption, study estimates

New research is estimating around 740,000 newly diagnosed cases of cancer last year can be attributed to alcohol consumption. The research calls for greater public health strategies to raise awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer.

MRI of a brain scan revealing a tumor growth. In future, an adaptation of this imaging technology could also reveal the stiffness of these growths

Cancer

MRI combines with sound waves to reveal the stiffness of tumors

A new imaging technique could improve treatments for tumors, by revealing which ones need to be softened up ahead of time.

Cancer

Herpes virus genetically engineered to destroy skin cancer cells

A new study has pointed to chink in the armor of cancer skin cells, suggesting that they can be overpowered by the body's own system with help from a pioneering approach known as viral therapy.