The ‘gene hunter’ students taking on bowel cancer

In the UK, around 44,000 new cases of bowel cancer are diagnosed every year – making this one of the most common cancers in the country. Both environmental and genetic factors can increase susceptibility to the disease, but early detection makes it treatable.

At the Cardiff School of Medicine, PhD students are working to catch bowel cancer as soon as possible. By identifying genes linked to the condition, they are collecting vital new data on key risk factors.

At this free webinar, Professor Jeremy Cheadle (PhD 1994) and PhD student Amy Houseman (PhD 2021-) will share the impactful stories of Cardiff’s ‘gene hunter’ students, and their efforts and achievements to improve the testing and care of patients worldwide.