BBC Radio 5 Live Drive shares message of hope from ICR’s Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery 31 Jan 2023 The Institute of Cancer Research, London, hosted a special live broadcast of the BBC 5 Live Drive programme on Monday 30 January from the Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery – dedicated to celebrating advances in cancer research and promoting the new live episode of the 'You, Me & the Big C' podcast. Diana Cano, Laura-Maria Horga and Ichha Khanal attended the broadcast and share some highlights. Find out more Show/Hide
“It’s not just about surviving, it’s about so much more” - Alfred’s story 11 Jan 2023 When Alfred Samuels was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 2012, it felt as if his world had fallen apart overnight. Doctors said surgery wasn’t an option for him because the cancer had spread beyond his prostate, and he started to lose hope. But then he joined a clinical trial and began treatment with abiraterone, a drug discovered and developed by our scientists, which is now extending the lives of thousands of men worldwide. Eleven years later, Alfred explains how he wouldn’t be here today without our research. Find out more Show/Hide
“I think the cancer is done now” – Gerry’s story 29 Mar 2022 Gerry was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2000. During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, he tells us what research has brought him. Find out more Show/Hide
A targeted prostate cancer screening programme could be possible in five years - what will it look like? 28 Jan 2022
Evolution, cancer and coronavirus – how biology’s ‘Theory of Everything’ is key to fighting cancer and global pandemics 12 Feb 2021