We strive for our past students to continue to feel part of our community after they graduate. As part of our ICR alumni community, you will be able to keep in touch in a variety of ways: Our students ...

The Institute of Cancer Research offers two higher research degrees for clinicians – PhD and MD(Res). This table presents important information about each course, so that you can easily compare them.

While advances in research mean that breast cancer is being treated more successfully than ever before, the worry of recurrence remains for many patients. Here, Isy Godfrey finds out what scientists ...

Radiotherapy is a crucial part of breast cancer treatment with more than 26,000 women treated annually in England. Whilst radiotherapy saves lives it also carries an emotional and physical toll, with ...

Radiation is a common treatment for patients with pelvic cancers, such as bladder cancer and cervical cancer, that cannot receive surgery. Daily variation in bladder and rectal filling results in ...

Metastasis, the spread of cancer to secondary organs, accounts for approximately 90% of cancer-related deaths mainly due to resistance to conventional treatments and organ failure. Unfortunately, our ...

Each human telomere is composed of 10-15 kb of repetitive DNA bound by a protein complex called shelterin, which forms a protective nucleoprotein cap at the chromosome end. In addition to shelterin, ...

There is growing evidence that lifestyle factors, such as physical activity and obesity after breast cancer diagnosis reduce the risk of breast cancer mortality (Tsilidis, 2023). Many studies support ...

Multiple myeloma (MM) results from the uncontrolled clonal expansion of plasma cells, usually in the bone marrow. Despite recent advances, MM is essentially an incurable malignancy, and most patients ...

Immunotherapy in the form of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has transformed cancer treatment, becoming the standard of care in many settings. However, most cancer patients either do not respond to ...

This series of courses is organised by the Joint Department of Physics of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London. The courses provide the necessary physics ...

An opportunity to broaden your understanding of the capabilities and potential of MRI guidance in radiotherapy planning and treatment verification. We invite you to join us to hear from leading ...