Researchers have found that melanoma cells fight anti-cancer drugs by changing their internal skeleton (cytoskeleton) – opening up a new therapeutic route for combating skin and other cancers that develop resistance to treatment.
Congratulations to Prof Bijendra Patel who was awarded the Honorary Fellowship of the Association of Surgeons of India in recognition of his outstanding contribution to surgery and surgical education.
The hard work of the students enrolled on the Postgraduate Taught Courses and PhD studentships here at the Barts Cancer Institute paid off yesterday (19th December) when they graduated at the Queen Mary University of London, School of Medicine and Dentistry Winter Graduation Ceremony.
Once again this December, researchers from Barts Cancer Institute (BCI)’s Centre for Haemato-Oncology made the trip to the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, which this year took place in Orlando, Florida.
The Queen Mary University of London professor leading an international breast cancer study says anastrozole – rather than tamoxifen – should be the preventive drug-of-choice for post-menopausal women at increased risk of developing the disease.
