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Latest news and updates about cancer research and innovation at The Christie.

Major funding for Manchester will help find new cancer treatments

Manchester Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) will receive a major funding investment of up to £3m for cancer research.

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Clinical trial gives terminal cancer patient new lease of life

A retired school teacher has a new lease of life thanks to a new blood cancer drug she is taking on a clinical trial at The Christie in Manchester.

Read Clinical trial gives terminal cancer patient new lease of life Article

Christie clinical trial clears cancer for leukaemia patient

A patient at The Christie, who was diagnosed leukaemia, is now free of the disease thanks to an innovative treatment on a clinical trial.

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Breast cancer patient spared chemotherapy thanks to clinical trial

A patient at The Christie has benefited from a clinical trial that could spare thousands of breast cancer patients from having unnecessary chemotherapy.

Read Breast cancer patient spared chemotherapy thanks to clinical trial Article

Daily tablet keeps prostate cancer at bay for a decade

A hormone therapy drug could halve risk of prostate cancer death after a ground-breaking clinical trial at The Christie in Manchester,

Read Daily tablet keeps prostate cancer at bay for a decade Article

Research by The Christie could improve outcomes for patients with hidden cancer

Research by The Christie shows it’s possible to identify patients with cancer of unknown primary with a “hidden” bile duct cancer.

Read Research by The Christie could improve outcomes for patients with hidden cancer Article

Clinical trial at The Christie cleared patient of cancer

Jasmin was given less than a year to live - but an experimental treatment at The Christie managed to clear her advanced cancer.

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Tablets trialled at The Christie give terminal cancer patient new lease of life

Eliana was told she only had 2 months to live but an experimental trial at The Christie managed to remove her leukaemia completely.

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National Cancer Survivors Day 2022

The living with and beyond cancer (LWBC) teams at The Christie talk about some research projects they're working on.

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Cancer survivor takes on challenge 20 years after diagnosis

John McCormick is walking 130k for The Christie charity after his experimental drug treatment at the hospital for lymphoma.

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Cancer patient’s remarkable recovery after first dose of experimental new drug

A clinical trials patient at The Christie had a new lease of life after having just the first dose of a new targeted cancer treatment.

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Hormone therapy drug could halve risk of prostate cancer death

The world’s biggest clinical trial for prostate cancer has found a new hormone treatment could cut the risk of death for some prostate cancer patients.

Read Hormone therapy drug could halve risk of prostate cancer death Article

Research study matches cancer patients to clinical trials by finding faulty genes

The Christie is leading on research which uses a simple blood test to match cancer patients with the right clinical trial.

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Blood test to detect cancer returning reaches final trial stage

Researchers at The Christie and CRUK are leading a clinical trial to detect if melanoma patients are relapsing before the cancer shows on a scan.

Read Blood test to detect cancer returning reaches final trial stage Article

Christie research staff recognised at GM NIHR Excellence Evening

Nominees from The Christie were celebrated during an evening to acknowledge health and care research in Greater Manchester during the pandemic.

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Coach’s life-saving action ‘puts brakes on’ swimmer's stage 4 lung cancer

A swimmer, who was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer, feels well thanks to a clinical trial at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.

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The Christie is a site for COVID-19 RECOVERY trial

Read how The Christie is supporting and taking part in this national trial to test potential treatments for the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Trial shows acupuncture could combat neuropathy

Posted November 2019

Read Trial shows acupuncture could combat neuropathy Article

Major cash boost for radiation research announced

Posted 25 December 2019

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