What the future holds for children with brain cancer 30 Sep 2018 Brain cancer is a devastating disease, particularly when it affects young children, and progress in treatments has been slow. But ICR researchers have made major breakthroughs in recent months, with discoveries that could impact diagnosis, treatment and survival from childhood brain tumours. Find out more Show/Hide
Breaking down the barriers to treating childhood cancer 04 Mar 2014 Treatments for childhood cancer have improved greatly in recent decades – over 80% of children with cancer now survive their disease. But that figure, on the surface encouraging, hides the alarming truth that many children who do survive cancer are left with lifelong side-effects. As many as 40% of children who survive cancer are still suffering serious or even life-threatening side-effects 30 years after diagnosis. Find out more Show/Hide
ICR researchers visit Westminster to see science policy making in action 11 Dec 2013 Last week, two of our researchers here at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, spent a week in Westminster as part of the Royal Society MP Pairing Scheme. Find out more Show/Hide