Cry Me a Runner
Dafydd Owen, 43, has run, swum, cycled and struggled almost 160km this year in a series of extreme races to show his support for Cancer Research Wales. As our guest blogger, he has shared his thoughts,...
View ArticleProject in Focus – Understanding How Breast Cancer Cells Communicate
Over 80% of all women now live 10 years after being diagnosed with breast cancer, a success story in which research has played a major part. However, the fact that approximately 500 still succumb to...
View ArticleOn the Other Side of the Fence
Our guest blogger, and charity shop fan, Christine Burns discusses her experiences of volunteering at our charity shop. Take a read at her insightful blog.. At the start of February I spent a couple of...
View ArticleWorld Cancer Day
Every year, February 4th marks World Cancer Day, a day when the whole world is asked to come together to increase the awareness of cancer and to encourage ways to help prevent, diagnose and treat this...
View ArticleWhat’s it All About
Christine Burns is a charity shop lover, and blogger. We’re delighted that Christine supports Cancer Research Wales with her positive, honest and uplifting blogs on our shops. Following a visit to our...
View ArticleDiscovering New Drugs For Metastatic Breast Cancer
Media reports this weekend relayed the exciting news of the discovery of new compounds by research teams in Cardiff University which may have potential in treating the most aggressive forms of breast...
View ArticleForecasting the Future of Cervical Cancer in Wales
There are on average 130 new cases of cervical cancer diagnosed in women in Wales each year. The main cause of cervical cancer is the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), an extremely common virus with 80% of...
View ArticleMeet Our Scientists: Dr Lisa Spary
Dr Lisa Spary is a senior research scientist who works in the Cancer Research Wales laboratories based at Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff. Dr Spary is a very dedicated scientist who manages to split...
View ArticleScience Review of 2013
The tremendous support we continue to receive from the public has ensured that Cancer Research Wales has kept on growing and as another year draws to a close we take an opportunity to look back on some...
View ArticleProject in Focus – The Genetics of Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer, more generally known as bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women, with over 2300 people diagnosed with the condition each year in Wales. On the positive...
View ArticleSpirit of Christmas Fayre
On November 21st I went along to the Spirit of Christmas fayre at the Cancer Research Wales shop in Talbot Green. It was my first visit to the shop as I hadn’t been to the area in a long time. The...
View ArticleInternational Conference on Immunotherapy
Representatives of Cancer Research Wales recently spent a weekend in London, attending the International Conference on Immunotherapy. The conference, hosted by the Cancer Vaccine Institute, was the...
View ArticleTackling The Rise in Kidney Cancer
Recent reports tell us that kidney cancer is on the rise in England, with numbers up by over 30% compared to 10 years ago. Similar trends have also emerged in Wales with respective increases in numbers...
View ArticleBeatrice Berthon Flies The Flag For Welsh Cancer Research
As I prepared to enter my third year as a Cancer Research Wales PhD student at Cardiff University, I was delighted to hear that I was awarded the IPEM Travel Award. This very prestigious prize is given...
View ArticleCancer Research Wales Takes To The World Stage
One sure thing that research has revealed within the last 20 years is just how complex cancer can be. That is why dissemination of new research findings is so critical to ensure swift progress in the...
View ArticleThe Satisfaction of the Long Distance Swimmer
Below is blog written by Leoarna Mathias, a Cancer Research Wales supporter, who has decided to do a 5k sponsored swim in memory of her mother in law. Please read her interesting and honest blog on...
View ArticleThe role of HPV in Head and Neck cancers
Most people commonly associate the human papilloma virus (HPV) with the development of cervical cancer, in part due to the increased awareness that has resulted from the national vaccination programmes...
View ArticleMeet our scientists: Dr Steve Hiscox
Dr Steve Hiscox is a senior lecturer within the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Cardiff University. Dr Hiscox initially joined the Metastasis Research Group within the College of...
View ArticleProject in Focus – Tracking New Cancer Drugs
This exciting project combines the use of innovative medicinal chemistry and the most recent advancement in imaging technology known as Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The blend of these two...
View ArticleMeet Our Scientists – Mrs Bernadette Coles
Bernadette is the librarian at the Cancer Research Wales Library, situated at Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff. She originally studied archaeology at Cardiff University but later went on to undertake...
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