NWCR
Putting our region's cancer needs first

Current Research

Thanks to research, today more people than ever survive cancer and go on to live full and healthy lives. North West Cancer Research want to make this true for everyone

Researchers

We do this by funding world-class cancer research across the region. We fund research into understanding and stopping the cancers that are most important and significant to the needs of the people of the North West of England and North Wales.

We fund only the highest quality research and are proud to be members of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC). We adhere to their processes and guidance to ensure our funding and the management of our research priorities are transparent and rigorous.

OUR PROJECTS & IMPACT

Working in Partnership with Oracle Cancer Trust

Investigating and explaining contemporary patterns and trends in inequalities across the head and neck cancer pathway

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Working in Partnership with Kidscan

PROTACing medulloblastoma: turning existing chemistry upside down to design a new therapeutic approach

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'We Need to Talk'... Gynae Cancer Narratives Project

A new book describes patient experiences of radiotherapy for gynaecological cancer.

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OUR PROJECTS & IMPACT

The Radiobiology of Proton Therapy

Proton beam therapy is one of the most recent significant breakthroughs in cancer treatment.

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Head and Neck Radiotherapy

Dr Gabrielle Grundy, the NWCR Research Fellow at University of Liverpool, is researching the mechanisms of resistance to radiotherapy in head and neck cancers.

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OUR PROJECTS & IMPACT

Lung Cancer National Screening Programme

Blackpool has recently been selected by NHS England as one of the first sites to develop the new proposed National Screening Programme for Lung Cancer.

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Liverpool Cancer Research Institute

Liverpool Cancer Research Institute is transforming collaborative cancer research in Liverpool for patient benefit.

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Covid-19 Impact on Cancer Patients

Nick Hulbert-Williams spoke about his project exploring the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the psychological wellbeing of cancer patients.

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