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A network approach reveals roles for cancer stem cells in cancer promotion
Q&A with Professor Allan Balmain and Dr Mark Taylor on new findings from the PROMINENT team, tackling our Normal Phenotypes challenge
We talked to team PROMINENT members Professor Allan Balmain and Dr Mark Taylor from the University of California San Francisco about their latest paper ‘Stem-cell states converge in multi-stage cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma development…
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Global team uncovers genomic secrets behind varied incidence in kidney cancer rates
In a landmark paper published today (1 May, 2024) by the Mutographs team in Nature, they identify new mutational signatures at play in the…
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Five new teams selected to take on cancer’s toughest challenges
Today we’re excited to announce the five new global teams that have been selected to each receive up to $25m in Cancer Grand Challenges funding over…
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Embedding patient advocacy within a discovery science initiative
As we look towards announcing our new teams on 6 March, we reflect with former members of the Cancer Grand Challenges Advocacy Panel on the role the…
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A holistic approach to cancer research: bringing future research leaders together with patient advocates
Last month we held our annual Future Leaders Conference in Lisbon. As well as being a time for early career researchers from across our funded teams…

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A comprehensive map of cancer genomes and chromosomal changes
Cancer Grand Challenges scientists and collaborators have created the first map of the major chromosomal changes that occur during cancer. This information could help physicians better understand how individual tumours…
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A step closer to avoiding overtreatment in people with DCIS
Today, the team taking on our Lethal vs. Non-Lethal challenge shared new findings that could change management and treatment for people with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).   To find out more about the clinical…
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“Collectively, our work could ultimately save tens of thousands of people the burden of invasive treatment with little benefit.”
Non-invasive breast carcinomas have long been assumed to be the precursors of any invasive cancers that follow. But new findings indicate that around 1 in 5 of these subsequent cancers are unrelated to the initial…
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Spotlight: our work in oesophageal cancer
The world’s 7th most common malignancy, oesophageal cancer results in more than 500,000 deaths globally each year. For Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month, we’re shining a light on much-needed research into the disease,…
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Do clues to breast cancer progression lie in specks seen on mammograms?
Microcalcifications – the white specks often seen on mammograms – are used in breast cancer diagnosis, yet their role in the development of the disease is poorly understood. A recent study using a novel combination of…
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Cancer Grand Challenges in The Big Easy
Heading to this year’s AACR Annual Meeting in New Orleans? Make sure to visit us in the exhibition space! We’ll be at stand 1118, joined by members of the IMAXT team taking on our 3D Tumour Mapping Challenge,…
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Changing the paradigm of colorectal cancer treatment
As we honour Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month around the world, Cancer Grand Challenges teams are investigating novel treatments for the world’s third most common type of cancer.  Although cases of colorectal cancer…
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Fusobacterium nucleatum: a driver, partner or passenger in colorectal cancer development?
Mounting evidence continues to connect colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer worldwide, to the microbiome: the trillions of bacteria, viruses and fungi that reside in the body. One species in particular has…
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Spotlight: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrates the critical role women play in driving progress in science and technology.  To commemorate the day, we caught up with 5 of our Cancer Grand Challenges…