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patient going into radiotherapy machine

A kinder treatment for anal cancer involving a lower dose and shorter course of radiotherapy is more effective than traditional treatment, a clinical trial led by Leeds researchers has found.

Older man sitting with drip into his arm

Elderly colon cancer patients are being given the chance to access a clinical trial led by the University of Leeds that could transform future practice.

Frailty and elderly care at the University of Leeds

GPs can more accurately identify older people’s frailty and intervene earlier as a result of NIHR-funded research led by the University of Leeds.

Parkinson Building

Cancer Research UK and partners have committed £5m in funding to form a world-leading research team tasked with making personalised medicine a reality for people with bowel cancer.

A bone marrow slide showing myeloma cells.

Genetic testing should be used to help doctors spot high-risk cases of myeloma and enable targeted treatments, say researchers from the University of Leeds and The Institute of Cancer Research.