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Faster, more accessible clinical trial initiative being piloted in pancreatic cancer
The PemOla precision medicine trial in pancreatic cancer is exploring a new way of running clinical trials that can help more patients to get treatment closer to home.

Low-risk patients could avoid more aggressive breast cancer treatments, study shows
Targeted breast radiotherapy is as safe and effective as less focused approaches that have more side effects

Archaeological dig underway ahead of construction of Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital
The archaeological dig is underway on the site of the future Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital - a ground-breaking new hospital that will change the story of cancer forever.

'Pill-on-a-thread' could replace endoscopies for half of patients being monitored for oesophageal cancer
Capsule sponge tests could replace endoscopies for up to half of people being monitored for oesophageal cancer.

Cambridge to offer cutting-edge ultrasound treatment for NHS cancer patients in UK first
NHS patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital will become the first in the UK and Europe to undergo incisionless ultrasound surgery using a cutting-edge ‘histotripsy machine’ as part of their cancer care.

CUH to benefit from new cutting-edge radiotherapy machine to speed up cancer treatment
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) is set to benefit from a new radiotherapy machine that will help cancer patients receive faster treatment.

Enhanced breast cancer screening in the UK could detect an extra 3,500 cancers per year, trial shows
Enhanced screening could detect 3,500 more breast cancers and save around 700 lives per year.

New approach to treating aggressive breast cancers shows significant improvement in survival
A new treatment approach significantly improves survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers, according to Cambridge researchers.

International Nurses Day 2025: Ingela Oberg, CUH Lead Cancer Nurse
For International Nurses Day 2025, we caught up with Ingela Oberg, Lead Cancer Nurse at Addenbrooke's Hospital. In this conversation, we hear about her journey, what keeps her inspired, and how she got involved in the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital project.

Robot-assisted double operation is an Addenbrooke’s first
A cancer patient who underwent the first robot-assisted double operation at Addenbrooke’s Hospital said today: “I was blown away by how fast it was all over.”

Green light for new cancer support centre
Planning permission has been granted for a purpose-built cancer support centre near to the planned Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital.

Scientists create 'metal detector' to hunt down tumours
Cambridge researchers have created a ‘metal detector’ algorithm that can hunt down vulnerable tumours, in a development that could one day revolutionise the treatment of cancer.

Cambridge researchers investigating oesophageal cancer win national impact award
The capsule sponge team and Dr Nuru Noor from the PROFILE trial team both won awards as part of the first ever NIHR Impact Prizes.

2025 Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival launches
Beating the drum – quite literally - at the official launch of this year’s 19th Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival were the teams behind the return of this year’s ‘bigger and better’ event, all in support of Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital.

Preparation work begins on Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital site
Pre-construction works are underway to start preparing the site for the build of Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, the specialist hospital for the East of England.

ACT announce a record 150K raised at Cambridge Half Marathon for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital
CUH's hospital charity, Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust, praises this year's TTP Cambridge Half Marathon runners, who have raised a staggering £150,000 - for the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital.

Join us at Cambridge Festival and get hands-on with cancer research
Join us at Cambridge Festival on Saturday 22 March 2025 from 11am – 4pm for the Big Biomedical Campus day at the Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (CAST), to learn more about our plans to build Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital.

Staff collaborate for World Cancer Day
Third sector, research and NHS staff came together for World Cancer Day last week, to learn more about services and innovations across cancer care.

Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital 'prioritised' in push for UK economic growth
A statement from Baroness Sally Morgan, CUH Chair and Roland Sinker, CEO: "We are delighted the Chancellor announced that delivering Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital remains a top priority for the UK Government’s plans to unlock the potential of the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor, and to kick-start the UK’s economy.

Patient who overcame brain tumour to play key role in ‘super-survivor’ cancer study
A woman from Cambridge who is living life to the full, five years after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour, is hoping to take part in a trial aimed at unlocking the secrets of why some cancer patients survive longer than others.