Monitoring prostate cancer offers the same survival chance as surgery or radiotherapy over 10 years, but treatment reduces risk of cancer progression
Active monitoring is as effective as surgery and radiotherapy, in terms of survival at 10 years, reports the largest study of its kind, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
Oxford researcher awarded nearly £1m to explore potentially 'game-changing' treatments for prostate cancer
Dr Richard Bryant, a consultant urologist and surgeon who treats patients from across Oxfordshire, has been awarded almost £1m from Cancer Research UK to investigate a new form of treatment for prostate cancer
Anti-malaria drug could make tumours easier to treat
An anti-malaria drug could help radiotherapy destroy tumours according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study in Oxford, published in Nature Communications.
PET Radiopharmacy Oxford and Cyclotron Appeal Launch
The Cyclotron Appeal was launched as a state of the art laboratory facility was opened at Churchill Hospital this week. It will be the final piece of multi-million pound equipment to be installed into the lab, which sits next to the Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre.
Ricky Sharma appointed as Professor of Radiation Oncology at UCL
Ricky Sharma, Group Leader at the CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology and the Department of Oncology, has been appointed to the position of Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology at University College London. He will start in his new post in July.
Scientists double number of known genetic risk factors for endometrial cancer
An international collaboration of researchers has identified five new gene regions that increase a woman’s risk of developing endometrial cancer
Oxford scientists lead the way in cutting-edge cancer research
Researchers in Oxford will join forces with scientists from across the UK to find out how best to use new radiotherapy machines, including stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, image-guided radiotherapy, and proton beam therapy.
Academy of Medical Sciences honours eight Oxford researchers
Cancer Research UK Oxford Centre Members Prof Timothy Maughan and Prof Gil McVean are among the eight medical researchers at Oxford University who have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Oxford team shortlisted for Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge award
Led by the University of Oxford’s Professor Freddie Hamdy, and including researchers from three different countries, the team plans to distinguish between a lethal prostate cancer and one that doesn’t need treatment.
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