21/10/2019 16:02
Cancer research: Scientists seek clues to how disease 'is born'
British and American scientists are teaming up to search for the earliest signs of cancer in a bid to detect and treat the disease before it emerges.
They plan to "give birth" to cancer in the lab to see exactly what it looks like "on day one".
It is just one of the research priorities of the new International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection.
Working together on early detection of cancer will mean patients benefitting more quickly, it says.
Cancer Research UK has teamed up with the Universities of Cambridge, Manchester, University College London, and Stanford and Oregon in the US, to share ideas, technology and expertise in this area.