Cancer Research UK Annual Review 2011/12

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Stirling (2)
Work by Professor Gerard Hastings
and his team in Stirling is helping
to find ways to reduce smoking
rates and cut the number of people
with lung cancer and other cancers
caused by smoking.
Sheffield (6)
Led by Professor
Rob Coleman,
research at the new
Sheffield Centre will
have a strong focus
on cancers affecting
the bones.
Aberdeen (1)
Men in Aberdeen
with a family history
of prostate cancer
are taking part in a
study investigating
targeted screening
for the disease, which
could diagnose it
earlier and save lives.
Newcastle (3)
Dr Josef Vormoor
in Newcastle
is investigating
molecules that fuel
acute lymphoblastic
leukaemia, the most
common type of
childhood cancer.
Norwich (7)
People in Norwich
are taking part in
a trial to find out
which combination
of chemotherapy
drugs given after
surgery will best
improve survival
for people with
pancreatic cancer.
London (8)
More than 9,000 men and
women took part in Shine
London, our night-time
walking marathon, where each
participant raises funds for a
particular type of cancer that’s
close to their heart.