£6m in funding for cancer research will help Newcastle University scientists searching for ways to treat children's brain tumours, along with bowel, liver and skin cancer.
The funding, awarded by charity Cancer Research UK, will see millions of pounds in grants support research from academics in the city. An astonishing £2m will boost research into medulloblastoma - the most common kind of childhood brain tumour.
Director of the Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Professor Steve Clifford said: "Making new discoveries and delivering them into the clinic is at the heart of our mission. We are thrilled to receive these new awards from Cancer Research UK, which will impact and improve patients’ journeys, and highlight our strengths in patient-focused research.
