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Carley Batley
6 hours ago2 min read
Focus on urological cancers
Last week, during Kidney Cancer Awareness Week (3–7 February 2025), the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre shone a light on research by...
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Craig Brierley
Dec 10, 20245 min read
Combining kidney and lung cancer screening helps identify tumours before symptoms develop - YKST outcomes published
Combining screening for lung and kidney cancers is feasible and acceptable to participants.
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Carley Batley
Oct 29, 20242 min read
New Krishnan-Ang Foundation-funded Group Leader appointed for basic science research in urological cancers
Many congratulations to Tom Mitchell who has been appointed as the Krishnan-Ang Distinguished Group Leader in the Urological Malignancies...
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Carley Batley
Oct 1, 20243 min read
"Which stars should we head for?" We look to the future at our Symposium and Virtual Institute Launch
On 12 September, we held our second bi-annual Urological Malignancies Symposium. To celebrate the launch of the Urological Malignancies...
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Carley Batley
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Risk-stratified kidney cancer screening - a review of the evidence
Risk-stratified screening for kidney cancer may improve early detection by targeting high-risk individuals
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Carley Batley
Oct 11, 20232 min read
The case for an evidence-based approach to streamlining MDTs
UM Programme co-lead Professor Grant Stewart makes the case in the Lancet this week for an evidence-based strategy for streamlining...
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Carley Batley
Sep 13, 20231 min read
Programme Co-Lead Dr Brent O'Carrigan becomes Affiliated Assistant Professor
In recognition of his 'sizeable contributions to research', Urological Malignancies Programme co-lead Dr Brent O'Carrigan has been...
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Carley Batley
Jun 7, 20231 min read
Dr Brent O'Carrigan selected for ESMO Leaders Generation Programme
Urological Malignancies Programme co-lead Dr Brent O'Carrigan has been selected for ESMO's prestigious Leaders Generation Programme for...
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Carley Batley
Mar 16, 20231 min read
Times Magazine: Addenbrooke's is pioneering tech in health care
Urological Malignancies Programme co-lead Professor Grant Stewart contributed to a feature on the future of technology in medicine in...
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Carley Batley
Feb 1, 20231 min read
Urological Malignancies Programme welcomes new co-lead Dr Brent O'Carrigan
From 1st February 2023, Dr Brent O'Carrigan joins Professor Grant Stewart as co-lead for the UM Programme. Brent replaces Dr Sarah Welsh,...
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Carley Batley
Jan 31, 20232 min read
Dr Sarah Welsh retires from Urological Malignancies Programme
After three years leading the UM Programme and 19 years in medicine, Dr Sarah Welsh is moving on to medical and scientific consulting....
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Carley Batley
Dec 7, 20221 min read
Professor Stewart awarded BAUS Karl Storz - Harold Hopkins Golden Telescope Award
Urological Malignancies Programme Lead Professor Grant Stewart has been awarded the Karl Storz - Harold Hopkins Golden Telescope Award by...
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Carley Batley
Nov 30, 20221 min read
New hope for kidney cancer treatment using existing drugs
New research led by Urological Malignancies Programme member Dr Tom Mitchell offers new hope for the treatment of kidney cancer using...
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Carley Batley
Nov 17, 20222 min read
Professor Grant Stewart wins NIHR Medical Research Excellence Award
Congratulations to UM Programme Lead Professor Stewart who was awarded an NIHR CRN East of England Cancer Research Excellence Award in...
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Carley Batley
Nov 3, 20221 min read
Recruitment to Yorkshire Kidney Screening Trial ends
After 18 months, our groundbreaking kidney screening trial funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, has closed to recruitment. Thousands of...
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Carley Batley
Oct 20, 20222 min read
UM researchers develop AI to distinguish between renal cancer subtypes
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is among the top ten most common cancers worldwide. However, approximately 20% of small renal masses removed...
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Carley Batley
Sep 28, 20221 min read
Programme Lead Professor Stewart awarded King James IV Professorship
Urological Malignancies Programme Lead, Professor Grant Stewart has been awarded the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh's most senior...
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Madeleine Doutney
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Urological Malignancies Programme Lead Professor Grant Stewart authors seminal review in The Lancet
UM Programme Lead Professor Grant Stewart has authored a seminal review for ‘The Lancet’ in which he and his international co-authors...
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Madeleine Doutney
Jun 30, 20222 min read
NAXIVA findings published in British Journal of Cancer
Findings from NAXIVA, the first clinical trial to evaluate neo-adjuvant downstaging of patients with the unique biological phenomenon of...
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Madeleine Doutney
Jun 9, 20223 min read
Research reveals how genetic mutations cause kidney cancer
A study has identified how common genetic alterations lead to the development of kidney cancer. Researchers from the University of...
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