Research Projects
We have supported 73 clinical trials and research projects that will help us bring new treatments and technology to people with cancer – ultimately saving more lives. Read some of the projects we are currently funding below.
The Pink Drink
Professor Colin Watts showed that a drug that makes brain tumours glow pink under UV light can help surgeons find and remove cancer cells.
If you were searching for something in a dark room, it would be very hard to find. But if someone shone a spotlight directly on what you were looking for, it would be much easier!
This is a bit like surgeons looking for cancer cells amongst healthy cells in the brain. Surgery is a great way to remove the cancer, but it’s tricky. It can be hard for doctors to spot and remove all the cancer cells, while leaving healthy cells intact.
Beating cancer with bubbles
Our scientists designed a method that could make chemotherapy kinder, by delivering drugs with microscopic bubbles.
Chemotherapy is one of the best ways we can treat cancer.
Viruses vs cancer
Dr Alan Parker is using viruses to beat cancer.
Viruses are the scourge of the body.