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Encyclopedia > Institute of Cancer Research

The Institute of Cancer Research is a college within the University of London. It was founded in 1909. Amongst its accomplishments are the discovery of the gene BRCA2, which has been linked to breast cancer, and of the anti-cancer drugs carboplatin and tomudex.


External link

  • Institute of Cancer Research website (http://www.icr.ac.uk)


Recognized bodies of the University of London

Birkbeck | Goldsmiths | Heythrop | Imperial | Institute of Cancer Research | Institute of Education | King's | London Business School | LSE | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Queen Mary | Royal Academy of Music | Royal Holloway | Royal Veterinary College | St George's | SOAS | School of Pharmacy | UCL

Listed bodies

British Institute in Paris | Courtauld Institute of Art | School of Advanced Study | University Marine Biological Station, Millport


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Cancer Research Institute: Exploring the body’s immune system as a way to prevent, control and cure cancer (616 words)
CRI is one of only four cancer charities in the U.S. to receive an A grade for fiscal disclosure and efficiency from the American Institute of Philanthropy.
The Cancer Research Institute is proud to announce that the National Prostate Cancer Coalition has joined in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts by utilizing the mobile medical office designed for The Drive Against Prostate Cancer to provide emergency medical assistance in Louisiana.
Cancer immune surveillance is the natural process by which the immune system protects the body from tumor development.
Queen's Cancer Research Institute (714 words)
Research in the Institute extends from population studies of cancer etiology, through tumor biology and clinical trials, to outcomes and health services research.
The Institute is committed to fostering transdisciplinary investigation of areas of cancer control that lie at the interface between fundamental, clinical and population research.
The Division of Cancer Biology and Genetics includes basic and clinician scientists from the Departments of Biochemistry, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Oncology, Microbiology & Immunology and Pharmacology & Toxicology, all of whom are involved in laboratory based fundamental and translational research in cancer biology and genetics.
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