CR UK makes further cuts in COVID’s wake
The charity is slashing £45 million from its research budget
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Tag: CR UK
New data shows steep rise in people waiting for cancer tests
CR UK data also shows 2.3 million fewer tests have taken place compared to a year ago
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CR UK announces job cuts
The charity said it is having to streamline operations – including job cuts and halting certain programmes of work – as funding is decimated by the coronavirus pandemic
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Radiotherapy in fewer doses safe for early breast cancer
10-year study shows lower total dose of radiotherapy delivered in fewer but larger doses is safe
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UK scientists plead with PM for charity partnership fund
A £310 million cut in UK medical research investment is predicted this year
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CR UK calls on Scottish gov to ‘urgently’ restart cancer trials
Almost all cancer trials in Scotland are on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic
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Research charities warn of funding cuts in coronavirus wake
The Association of Medical Research Charities and 151 of its members are calling on the UK government to match charity funded research for the next three years
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Public launch for ICR, CR UK spinout Monte Rosa
The company aims to target cancer with new drugs that take advantage of protein degradation
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Coronavirus bottleneck leaves 2m waiting for cancer care
2.1 million people are waiting for breast, bowel or cervical screening
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CRUK, Latus and Edinburgh Uni launch test camostat for COVID-19
The treatment for pancreatic inflammation has been shown in the lab to prevent COVID-19 from entering human cells
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Researchers develop AI tool able to predict cancer relapse
Researchers are hopeful that this ‘ground-breaking approach’ could accelerate the prediction of which patients are more at risk of their disease returning
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COVID-19 related delays to cancer treatment could cost thousands of lives, research shows
Research shows that a delay of three months across all 94,912 patients who would have had surgery to remove their cancer over one year would lead to an additional 4,755 deaths
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