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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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Study uncovers genetic diversity of breast cancer
Nine new genes involved in the development of breast cancer have been uncovered by Cambridge researchers, bringing the total number to at least 40.
16 May 2012
Study points to potential new treatment for deadly pancreatic cancer
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have shown how a promising new class of drugs might be used to treat aggressive forms of pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in Nature.
29 Apr 2012
Blood vessel 'inflator' could be 'game-changer' for pancreatic cancer treatment
Cancer Research UK scientists have shown that an enzyme can re-expand the insides of blood vessels allowing more drugs and large antibody molecules to reach pancreatic tumours, according to research published in GUT.
20 Mar 2012
Scientists crack conundrum of how combined chemotherapy destroys pancreatic cancer cells
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered how a combination of two chemotherapy drugs - already showing promise in clinical trials - destroys pancreatic cancer cells, according to research published in Cancer Discovery.
28 Feb 2012
Scientists reveal best imaging technique for ovarian cancer
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have determined that a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique, which measures the movement of water molecules within the tumour, may be the best way to monitor how women with late-stage ovarian cancer are responding to treatment. The study is published in the journal Radiology today.
14 Feb 2012
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