The Prostagram trial investigated the use of MRI scans to detect prostate cancer. At present, there is no nationally approved…
The language of cancer and COVID-19 – helpful or harmful?
'Janette Rawlinson is a consumer member of NCRI’s lung cancer advanced disease sub-group and Consumer Forum, steering committee member of…
Changes to NCRI operating hours
'A number of NCRI’s charity partners have had their fundraising activities significantly disrupted by COVID-19 and expect to see a…
NCRI’s CTRad to lead COVID RT to study the impact of COVID-19 on radiotherapy
'COVID RT is a national initiative that aims to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK radiotherapy services…
Could drug treatment combined with targeted radiotherapy improve brain mets prognosis?
'Patients with brain metastases are an underserved population Brain metastases occur in 20-40% of all patients with cancer. Brain metastases…
Working with patients and carers to answer questions in a rare cancer
'Upper tract urothelial cancer is a rare type of cancer that starts in the lining of the urinary tract and…
Latest radiotherapy news from NCRI
'CTRad 10-year celebration at the 2019 NCRI Conference As part of CTRad’s 10-year anniversary celebrations, a session was hosted at…
The researchers’ experience when attempting to access health data for research
'This blog discusses results from our survey exploring researchers’ experiences when accessing health data, finding less than half of respondents…
Trials & tribulations in oesophageal cancer
'Christopher M. Jones & Tom Crosby, on behalf of the National Cancer Research Institute Upper Gastrointestinal Oesophagogastric Subgroup We have a…
Reducing the number of prostate biopsies by improving diagnosis
'Addressing problems with prostate cancer diagnosis To diagnose prostate cancer, PSA (prostate specific antigen) levels in the blood are used…
Reducing the prostate cancer treatment burden on both patients and the health service
'Radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer Standard radiotherapy for prostate cancer is an important and effective treatment, but until recently involved…
NCRI data shows increase in cancer research funding following five years of growth
'New figures from the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) show that cancer research funding by NCRI partners has reached £700m…