2009 News Archive
2009 Press Releases from the Institute of Cancer Research
- 12.24.2009 Drug Can Curb Ewing’s Sarcoma Growth
- 12.23.2009 Broken Genomes Behind Breast Cancers
- 12.11.2009 Scientists Hear Cell Conversation for First Time
- 11.26.2009 Student’s Award for Study into Cancer Drug Target
- 11.19.2009 Tissue Stiffness is Key to Aggressive Cancers
- 10.29.2009 Innovative National Clinical Trial Network Launched
- 10.13.2009 Telomere Targeting Agents Licenced to Pharminox
- 10.12.2009 Scientists Solve 100-year Cancer Puzzle
- 10.09.2009 ICR and Marsden Honoured with Oncology Award
- 09.30.2009 Rare Genetic Mutations Increase Bowel Cancer Risk
- 09.28.2009 Child brain tumour gene found
- 09.23.2009 Launch of Joint Annual Research Report
- 09.22.2009 Professor Alan Ashworth to Receive Prestigious Award
- 09.20.2009 Scientists in Major Prostate Cancer Gene Discovery
- 09.16.2009 New Potential for Targeted Cancer Treatment Uncovered
- 09.10.2009 Key Molecules in Cancer Spread Uncovered
- 08.27.2009 60-Year-Old Drug Shows New Promise for Cancer
- 08.27.2009 New Solid Tumour Drug Trial Commences
- 08.24.2009 Treatment for Footballers Could Help Cancer Patients
- 08.20.2009 Evidence that Genes Increase Lung Cancer Risk
- 08.17.2009 Gender Equality Award for the ICR
- 08.16.2009 Inherited Susceptibility to Childhood Leukaemia Identified
- 08.11.2009 Drug Increases Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer
- 08.11.2009 Future Treatments May Target Shared Biological Networks
- 08.06.2009 More Women to Benefit from Herceptin
- 08.05.2009 Prostate Cancer DNA Vaccine Shows Significant Response
- 07.31.2009 New £13 Million Imaging Centre Launched
- 07.27.2009 ICR Collaborates to Develop Oncology Software
- 07.20.2009 ICR Collaborates to Create State-of-the-Art Proteomics Laboratory
- 07.15.2009 New Drug Blocks Common Cancer Pathway
- 07.13.2009 Alliance for Discovery of WNT Pathway Inhibitors
- 07.09.2009 Human Cells Evolved to Reduce Cancer Risk
- 07.05.2009 Genetic Risks Found for Common Brain Tumour
- 06.24.2009 New Drug Targeting Cancer Weakness Shows Great Promise
- 06.07.2009 Partnership Targets Cancer-causing 'Chaperones'
- 05.31.2009 Testicular Cancer Risk Genes Found
- 05.26.2009 Abiraterone Phase II Results
- 05.06.2009 Cervical Cancer Risk for Women over 50
- 04.24.2009 Scientists Shed Light On Bowel Cancer Link
- 04.06.2009 Scientists Unravel Skin Cancer Switch
- 04.01.2009 Infection Link Found to Childhood Leukaemia
- 03.23.2009 Earlier Bowel Screening Needed for High-risk Groups
- 03.22.2009 New Clue to Why Cancer Treatments Fail
- 03.20.2009 Domainex Collaboration on Drug Targets
- 03.18.2009 Prostate Cancer Screening Controversy Continues
- 03.09.2009 Key Enzyme Found for Cancer Spread
- 03.09.2009 Sarah Brown Joins Generations Study
- 03.06.2009 New Cancer Imaging Software Launched
- 03.05.2009 Fewer treatments for infants with cancer
- 03.04.2009 Carpenters' Asbestos Cancer Risk
- 03.04.2009 Cancer Relapse Test for UK Children
- 02.01.2009 Network Tool Predicts Cancer Survival