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Welcome to the Cambridge Research Institute online News and Events section. This section aims to keep you up-to-date with all the Institute's science news as well as the latest research awards, and details of upcoming conferences and studies.

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Women with faulty BRCA genes more likely to survive ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer patients who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations are significantly more likely to survive the disease than women without these faulty genes, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
24 Jan 2012
Fluorescent dye pinpoints tiniest signs of oesophageal cancer
A fluorescent dye that can be sprayed onto the oesophagus - the food pipe - could be used to detect oesophageal cancer earlier and spare patients unnecessary treatment, according to research published today in Nature Medicine.
15 Jan 2012
Reprogrammed oestrogen binding linked to more aggressive breast cancer
Scientists based at Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Research Institute have discovered how receptors for the female sex hormone oestrogen attach to a different part of the DNA in breast cancer patients who are more likely to relapse, according to a study published in Nature today (Wednesday).
4 Jan 2012
Evolving ovarian cancer cells 'dodge' treatment with chemotherapy
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that the commonest type of ovarian cancer evolves at a startling rate, which may allow cancer cells to 'dodge' the current standard treatment, reveals research in The Journal of Pathology today.
19 Dec 2011
First patients enrolled in project to improve NHS cancer gene testing
Cancer Research UK has started recruiting patients for a pioneering initiative to demonstrate how genetic tests could be used within the NHS to help match cancer patients to the most appropriate treatment, while building a database of information for research into new targeted therapies.
21 Nov 2011
Scientists demonstrate potential new treatment for most common form of infant leukaemia
A team lead by Cancer Research UK scientists have shown that a potential new drug could treat mixed-lineage leukaemia (MLL), the most common form of leukaemia in babies, according to a study published in Nature today (Sunday).
2 Oct 2011