Research

Researchers funded by PLANETS Cancer Charity uncovered new genetic patterns that may improve early identification of people at risk of pancreatic cancer. The discovery could lead to the [...]

PLANETS Cancer Charity is supporting a major regional cancer research initiative that will use data to transform the care and treatment of upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. The charity is part [...]

Patients with complex cancers of the abdomen and pelvis which were previously deemed inoperable are now surviving long-term thanks to developments in surgical techniques and expertise. Research [...]

UK researchers funded by PLANETS Cancer Charity have found taking aspirin regularly cuts the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 40% in people with diabetes – and by 20% in the general [...]

Cancer patient spearheading research project after surgery   A cancer patient who has undergone traumatic but life-saving surgery is spearheading a research project that aims to transform [...]

UK researchers have identified genetic patterns that could help to predict the likelihood of someone developing pancreatic cancer. Dr Zaed Hamady (pictured) and Dr William Tapper, of the NIHR [...]

Some pancreatic cancer patients in the UK are now receiving radiotherapy during surgery using a revolutionary device in a bid to boost survival rates. Nineteen patients have received a full dose [...]

  UK and US researchers find new drug can stabilise and shrink neuroendocrine tumours   Researchers in the UK and US have found a new experimental drug that can stop the growth of [...]

Congratulations to Lulu Tanno, Robert White Legacy Fund NET Research Fellow, who has won ‘Best Poster’ prize in the Basic Science section at this year’s ENETS (European [...]

There are two new clinical trials open in Southampton for NET patients.  The trials have strict entry criteria, so they won’t be suitable for everyone, but if you want to know more about these [...]