Strike action from Thursday 27 June to Tuesday 2 July 2024

Junior doctors at The Christie will strike from 7am on Thursday 27 June until 7am on Tuesday 2 July 2024.

We are proactively contacting patients with appointments that may be affected. If you have an appointment on any of these dates, please continue to come to The Christie and our other centres as planned, unless we contact you to tell you otherwise. Please do not call to check if your appointment is still going ahead.

Our research areas A-Z

We carry out research into a wide range of cancer types and treatments. Current research includes understanding the molecular and cellular basis of cancer and finding out why cancer cells can become resistant to drug treatment.

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Cancer screening

Research to promote cancer screening and identify barriers to its uptake.

Sarcoma and germ cell tumours

Phase 1 to 3 trials and other research studies for a large range of rare tumours. Tumours researched include gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST), osteosarcomas, soft tissue sarcomas (STS) and Germ Cell Tumours (GCT). Trials include multinational collaborations with sarcoma research groups including the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).

Stem cell transplantation

Phase 1 to 3 trials and other clinical and translational research for transplant therapy such as conditioning regimes, graft versus host disease and other transplant associated complications and cytomegalovirus reactivation.

Surgical oncology

Research using surgical oncology treatments in colorectal, peritoneal tumour, gynaecological surgical oncology, plastics and skin and urology. This includes trials involving carcinogenesis, clinical epidemiology, tissue and radiological imaging and translational biomarkers.