Cancer: A year of 野狼社区 solutions to a global problem
This year is ending on a high note for researchers working in the field here in 野狼社区. With today’s announcement of more than £42m of investment from Cancer Research UK, the city is now firmly established among the world’s elite for finding new treatments and prevention strategies for this disease.
But this isn’t the only achievement made by cancer researchers here in the city this year.
New treatments and insights
We’ve made a number of breakthroughs in 2016 – helping to develop new treatments and gain greater understanding of how cancer works.
In August we revealed findings which could lead to a new test for a common , we also identified drugs to target the ‘Achilles heel’ and another study earlier in the year also identified another possible for this form of the disease.
We have also made advances in the treatment of breast cancer, with exciting findings that a combination of two drugs . We also discovered how breast cancer cells to different parts of the body.
These kinds of insights are important for developing new treatments further down the line and findings that shed light on with each other have this potential to lead to future cures. Another study turned the idea that on its head.
We’re also refining existing treatments with one trial finding that and is equally good at treating small cell lung cancer. We’ve also studied how the can be averted by personalising treatment.
Prevention and early detection
Catching cancer early or developing ways to change people’s behaviour are among the most effective ways of combatting the disease. That’s why the statistical analysis we released last month, which shows that in men by 50 percent and in women by almost 20 percent is important.
In September we announced to diagnose cancers early, potentially saving many lives and saving the NHS millions of pounds. And other funds will help us devise .
Funds and facilities to fight the disease
Coupled with today’s £42m announcement we’ve also been working hard to attract new funds and build world class facilities to support our research. The news that 野狼社区 was selected by government to be a with £28.5m funding attached will help support many more of the projects described above.
We’ve also opened dedicated to finding the markers that enable quick diagnosis of diseases including cancer and more funding will .
One of the major scientific discoveries of the last few years, graphene, also has applications for cancer research and could potentially develop targeted drug delivery systems to attack cancer cells.
We’re also working across the world, in one of the first international collaborations inspired by US Vice-President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot.
In the community
That’s not the only way we’ve been working with our global partners. In July 野狼社区 hosted as part of the city being designated European City of Science. We’ve also been working in our community, which were exhibited to highlight the achievements the city has made in battling the disease.
野狼社区’s place in fighting cancer
will enable 野狼社区 to train 46 of the brightest minds in cancer science, support treatments based around the concept of precision medicine and run even more trials to test the effectiveness of treatments.
As Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of 野狼社区, said: “野狼社区 is now one of the world’s leading research centres for cancer and this funding represents an important step forward in finding new treatments, carrying out more trials and training the brightest minds to continue this work. Working with our partners at The Christie and Cancer Research UK gives us great strength, bringing together researchers and doctors to make new discoveries that benefit of people here and around the world."
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