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Cancer Grand Challenges: Embarking on a new era of discovery

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Dear Voornaam,

Its been a busy period for Cancer Grand Challenges. From pinpointing features that could predict a persons risk of breast cancer to identifying a group of bacteria that could improve colorectal cancer screening, our teams have been working hard to tackle some of cancers toughest challenges.

Check out our latest news and hear from the Cancer Grand Challenges community below.

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The Cancer Grand Challenges team

Analysing the microbiome of gFOB samples could improve accuracy of screening in

Using bacteria to detect colorectal cancer

Congratulations to our OPTIMISTICC team on their recent papers in Genome Medicine and Clinical Cancer Research! The findings show that analysing the microbiome of stool samples could improve accuracy of screening in colorectal cancer, and point towards a global microbiome signature for the disease.

Discover more

Test the worlds first virtual cancer research lab

The IMAXT team have been developing Theia a virtual reality platform that enables scientists to come together and interact with 3D tumour maps in VR. The team is now looking for volunteers to test the first release of the software and provide feedback. Contact us to join.

Identifying risk factors for breast cancer

New findings from the PRECISION team suggest adipocyte size and COX2 expression could help to identify which people with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are at high-risk of developing invasive breast cancer in the future. We spoke to the team to find out more.

Celebrating women in our community

For International Women's Day 2021, we were delighted to speak to some of the great women in our community and hear their experiences. With some participating in the "hands up" theme of the day, they shared why they #ChooseToChallenge gender bias and inequality in science.

Hear their stories

Just two weeks left to apply for funding!

Were bringing the brightest minds in science together to think differently and tackle some of cancers toughest challenges. Apply now for one of our awards of up to 20m.

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Can we better understand the biology of ecDNA?

Professor Charlie Swanton discusses the dearth of information surrounding ecDNA and how different disciplines could bring a fresh approach to the table.

E-cigarettes: an important opportunity to support global health

E-cigarettes: the potential risks and benefits

Professor David Hunter reflects on the complexities of e-cigarette use and why a global outlook will be so important to effectively tackle this challenge.

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