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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 five years to take on four of cancer’s toughest challenges. In March 2023, we announced…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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Artificial intelligence techniques developed in response to our Unusual Mutation Patterns challenge have led to the identification of a new player in tumour evolution: clusters of mutations that aggregate at specific…
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“An inspirational year” – Saamin Cheema reflects on her first 12 months with Cancer Grand Challenges
Saamin Cheema (centre above), a recent graduate, joined the Cancer Grand Challenges Mutographs team in January 2021 as a data scientist.
Here, she reflects on her first year working to help tackle the "Unusual Mutation…