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• Leicester leads major breakthrough in asbestos linked cancer

  Date: 01/02/2021 00:00:00

  http://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/confirm

  A University of Leicester led team has made a major breakthrough in treating mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer linked to breathing in...

• Leicester cancer researchers recognised for exceptional contribution

  Date: 19/01/2021 00:00:00

  http://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/cancer-researchers

  Two researchers from the University of Leicester have been recognised by the Royal College of Radiologists for their ‘exceptional contribution’ to...

• Therapeutic antibody discovery could lead to new cancer drug development

  Date: 02/09/2020 23:00:00

  http://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/therapeutic-antibody-discovery

  Cancer Research researchers at the University of Leicester have played a major role in developing and validating an innovative approach to the...

• Professor Alex Mitchell cited as one of ‘the world’s most influential scientific minds’

  Date: 06/12/2019 00:00:00

  http://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-highly-cited

  Professor Alex Mitchell, Honorary Professor of Psycho-oncology and Liaison Psychiatry, has been cited in a list of ‘the world’s most influential...

• Leicester Heroes event aims to recruit hundreds of new potential stem cell donors

  Date: 29/04/2019 23:00:00

  http://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/30-rik-basra-anthony-nolan

  The University of Leicester has once again teamed up with the Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign to host an event on Tuesday 30 April 2019 which aims to...

• Chemotherapy-free treatment gives hope to adult leukaemia patients

  Date: 24/04/2019 23:00:00

  http://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/25-chemotherapy-free-leukaemia-treatment

  Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) may be offered a chemotherapy-free treatment in future, following promising results from a...

• Breast cancer relapse could be found two years earlier

  Date: 15/04/2019 23:00:00

  http://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/16-breast-cancer-relapse-detection

  Research suggests a simple blood test may hold the key to detecting breast cancer relapse.

• New research suggests a simple blood test could improve the early detection of lung cancer

  Date: 12/02/2019 00:00:00

  http://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/12-research-blood-test-detect-lung-cancer-mrc

  University of Leicester researchers hope earlier diagnosis could improve prognosis New research led by scientists at the Medical Research Council...

• Fundraising success for University facial hair

  Date: 03/12/2018 00:00:00

  http://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/03-fundraising-success-facial-hair

  Students and staff at the University of Leicester have raised more than £7,000 for men's health causes by growing moustaches as part of the annual...

• Use genetic data to predict the best time of day to give radiotherapy to breast cancer patients, say Researchers

  Date: 15/11/2018 00:00:00

  http://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/15-radiotherapy-breast-cancer

  A new clinical study conducted in the HOPE clinical trials facility at Leicester’s Hospitals has revealed the pivotal role that changing the time...