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​The UK’s first dedicated amputation resources are being developed for primary bone cancer patients by the Bone Cancer Research Trust

As part of our 5-year strategy, The Biggest Ever Commitment to Primary Bone Cancer, The…

International Ewing Sarcoma Symposium - a showcase of current & future research

Marking 100 years since American pathologist James Ewing first described Ewing sarcoma,…

Bone Cancer Research Trust launch 2020 Patient Survey report and set 1 month aim for diagnosis

The Bone Cancer Research Trust are today launching the 2020 Patient Survey report, the…

Bone Cancer Research Trust holds it's first ever international Ewing Sarcoma Symposium

2019 marks 100 years since Ewing sarcoma was established as a distinct type of cancer…

Patient Survey finds 76% of primary bone cancer cases in the UK are initially misdiagnosed.

Findings from the survey have highlighted how desperately needed increased understanding…

​New chordoma research finding

A research project funded by the Bone Cancer Research Trust has identified two proteins…

Our Support & Information Team are supporting more people than ever before!

From Support & Information Days held in hospitals to Virtual Cuppas, our Support & Information…

Bone Cancer Research Trust Award FIRST ever International Ewing Sarcoma Grant

Bone Cancer Research Trust Award FIRST Ever International Ewing Sarcoma Grant

UK’s first ever adamantinoma research programme thanks to one inspirational person, Liz Clarke-Saul.

UK’s first ever adamantinoma research programme thanks to one inspirational person, Liz…

​Lady Shard: a tribute to my friend and former GB cycling teammate

Sally Hurst has written a beautiful piece dedicated to her friend Liz Clarke-Saul, who…

COVID-19 hasn't stopped this incredible friend

Despite the current situation, Lee Morris, one of our incredible supporters has continued…

Exclusive Interview with Geraint Davies, Macmillan Specialist Practitioner

An interview with Geraint Davies, Macmillan Specialist Practitioner at Robert Jones and…

Dr Green explains why it is essential for GPs to be aware of the symptoms of primary bone cancer

With over 20 years’ experience as a GP, Dr Green explains more about why it is essential…

Q&A with medical student Krista Bose

Krista talks to us about being a 20th century medical student and what information resources…

Andrew's "To Inverness and beyond"

Andy Hall took on the 100 mile challenge for Bone Cancer Research Trust to support and…

Four incredible teenagers take on the epic challenge of swimming the English Channel in memory of their friend Liberty Schurer

Four swimmers from the Chalfont Otters, Sadie, James, Zebina and Ben, will be attempting…

Rhys covers 450 miles and raises over £9,000 in honor of his father

"It’s genuinely been an incredible experience from start to finish."

Research discovers way to stop spread of osteosarcoma

New research published today has identified a set of key genes that drive osteosarcoma…

New treatment protocol for Ewing sarcoma patients in UK following successful completion of clinical trial.

Standard treatment for Ewing sarcoma in the UK has not changed for decades, until now

Computer navigation-assisted surgery results in dramatic survival improvements for chondrosarcoma patients

Surgeons at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham set out…

The Bone Cancer Awareness Initiative – A new life-saving collaboration

Working with Children with Cancer UK to save lives through earlier diagnosis of primary…

Exclusive interview with Dr William Cross

Dr Cross explains more about our newly funded research project, which will for the first…

​Fourteen walkers, one dog, three virtual national peaks and a whole lot of lockdown determination in honour of 11-year-old, Georgy.

Virtual national peaks and a whole lot of lockdown determination in honour of 11-year-old,…

​New survey launched to capture experiences, concerns and support needs of people and their family members who are or were shielding due to COVID-19

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant impact on the primary bone cancer…

Will climbs the height of Mount Snowdon

Will Isaacs climbed the height of Mount Snowdon using his stairs at home, that's 474 flights…

Q&A with Professor Mittnacht about our new research project aiming to use a bone model to study how osteosarcoma develops

​We spoke to Professor Mittnacht from University College London, Cancer Institute about…

Lewis Lockdown 26 Exercise Challenge

Sophie, Ben, Tim and Lucy are going to complete 26 exercises at home on Sunday 26th April…

Bone Cancer Research Trust project identifies immune cells as new potential treatment targets for osteosarcoma

Bone Cancer Research Trust funded a study by Professor Dominique Heymann to investigate…

Infrastructure Grant's Q&A with Mr Kenny Rankin

Mr Kenny Rankin answers our questions about the Bone Cancer Research Trust's Infrastructure…

Sarah, Nick and Ralph's 3,000 mile challenge

After losing her younger sister to bone cancer, Sarah, in her own words shares why she's…

​Pete’s Pushing For A Cure

Last year, Pete set up a Special Fund with the Bone Cancer Research Trust called Pushing…

Sarcoma Clinical Nurse, Milli tells us more about why our information resources as so important

​Adamantinoma patient raises funds for the UK’s first ever research programme

This Rare Disease Day we are sharing with you Liz Clarke-Saul Fund and how the money they…

Bone Cancer Research Trust attended the 10th SPAEN (Sarcoma Patients Euronet) Annual Conference for Organisations Representing Patients with Sarcomas

New research finding for Ewing sarcoma surgery

Research confirms that using surgery guiding scans before chemotherapy for Ewing sarcoma…

New Skills Development Grants explained

Dr. Vinader, Research Manager at the Bone Cancer Research Trust, explains more about our…

Get involved in 2020 & #together we can make a difference

Last year we saw 718 of you run a combined total of 5,955.7 miles, 64 explorers climbed…

​Infrastructure Grants awarded to all five bone cancer surgical centres in England

Due to the successful outcomes of our award-winning Infrastructure Grants, we are delighted…

2019 Research Impact

​Thanks to the support of the bone cancer community, we’re excited to announce we’ve now…

Increasing Awareness of Primary Bone Cancer among Healthcare professionals

​​During the last four weeks, we have welcomed a group of medical students to Team Bones…

Chondrosarcoma Planning Symposium

Our first Chondrosarcoma Symposium was attended by leading clinicians and researchers…

Research project identifies a protein that enables cancer cell growth – could this be a new target for Ewing sarcoma?

A study by Prof John Anderson aimed to identify a new biological target for the treatment…

Pioneering research underway to evaluate circulating cancer cells in the blood to monitor and identify patients with a higher risk of tumour spread

The project ‘Characterising Osteosarcoma's Microenvironment-Circulating Tumour cells’…

Bone Cancer Research Trust funded project identifies a combination of agents that increase cell death in osteosarcoma

Dr Neil Cross led a recent study to investigate how substances that retain anti-tumour…

A study funded by the Bone Cancer Research Trust helps open the door for Ewing sarcoma patients to access international clinical trial

The findings of these 2 projects provided preliminary evidence that a treatment currently…

Exclusive Interview with Sue Burchill

Sue explains more about the new Ewing sarcoma research project.

Scottish Sarcoma Network Patient Carer Day

We held our second Scottish Patient and Carer day where 6 patient representatives and…

How genes which are switched-off in chordoma could be switched back on to control the disease

The project ‘Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of recurrent and non-recurrent chordomas’…

Dad takes on an incredible Tri-Nations Charity Challenge in memory of his daughter, Tasha

Dai explains more about the challenge and Tasha's emotional story

Leeds post doc researcher, Dr Liz Roundhill, helps increase sample availability for Ewing sarcoma research

Liz has made a real impact over the last 2 months of being with #TeamBones

Stryker Stanmore celebrate 70th Anniversary and partner with the Bone Cancer Research Trust

There will be events and activities throughout the year in support of our life-saving…

Exclusive interview with Dr Iben Lyskjaer

Iben tells us more about how her new osteosarcoma and chordoma research project

Team Bear Bones takes on 2019 Mongol Rally in memory of their friend

22 countries, 12,000 miles, a third of the way around the planet!

Bone Cancer Research Trust announces two conferences for 2020

Due to unprecedented demand, we are holding two conferences in 2020.

Interview with PhD student researcher, Tyler

Meet Tyler, PhD student at the University of Leeds

​Alexander Albiston Fund raises over £100,000

After Alexander passed away from osteosarcoma his family and friends continued to support…

Mum shares her emotional story about why she runs for Team Bones

​After losing her daughter to osteosarcoma, Shirley shares with us why takes part in Royal…

Interview with Pam Kearns

Pam explains more about our rigorous research funding review process

Bone Cancer Research Trust wins Healthcare And Medical Research Charity of the Year

We're delighted to announce we have won a national Charity Award, the most prestigious…

Bone Cancer Research Trust wins two prestigious Institute of Fundraising Awards

We're delighted to receive the 2019 Institute of Fundraising Yorkshire Awards for 'Fundraising…

​Meet PhD student Hannah Spencer and Dr Robert Falconer

We interviewed Dr Robert Falconer and PhD student Hannah Spencer to find out more and…

Bone Cancer Research Trust shortlisted for the Charity Awards 2019

We're delighted to announce that we have made the shortlist for this year’s Charity Awards,…

Q&A with Sarcoma Clinical Nurse Specialist, Jane Forsythe

​We spoke to Jane Forsythe, Sarcoma Clinical Nurse Specialist at The Royal Orthopaedic…

Funding enables over 100 chondrosarcoma patients to participate in ground-breaking research project.

Project exceeds patient recruitment target thanks to Bone Cancer Research Trust funding.

Q&A with Professor Agamemnon Grigoriadis

Professor Agamemnon Grigoriadis explains more about the aims of the new osteosarcoma research…

In 2010 Nick was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in his pelvis, which spread to his lungs, skull and legs. In just 2 days, Nick will be running the London Marathon for Team Bones

Nick has shared his story and why he’s taking on this incredible challenge for us

Exclusive interview with Dr Cribbs and Dr Cottone

Dr Cribbs and Dr Cottone explain more about the aims of the new chordoma research project…

Major UK charities reduce bone cancer research investment by 43% to a 16-year low

Partners of the National Cancer Research Institute reported a total spend in 2016 / 2017…

​Special Announcement - New Support and Information Service

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new Support and Information Service

Meet Louise... Our new Support Manager

We interviewed Louise about her new role as Support Manager and why she wanted to join…

Exclusive behind-the-scenes look at pioneering research into Ewing sarcoma

Lab open day for our supporters

Announcing a new collaboration

11-year-old boy brings together two national charities

​An incredible £200,000 raised in memory of Liberty Schurer

Liberty was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma on her 13th birthday in September 2016.

Research project interview with Ewing sarcoma survivor

Research project interview with Ewing sarcoma survivor

Abbie has osteosarcoma is our newest children’s information resource

Meet Abbie...

Local business, Luto, offer their support by reviewing our newest information resource for children

Exclusive interview with Luto about why they wanted to volunteer to support our work

You raised £1,000,000 to fight bone cancer

Our biggest fundraising milestone to date!

Leading local business chooses the Bone Cancer Research Trust as 2019 charity partner

Bone cancer patients approached for sample donations increases by 50%

Infrastructure Grants making an impact at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

New support resource for children with osteosarcoma

Meet Abbie in our new resource, Abbie has osteosarcoma

​Survey shows worrying delay in diagnosing primary bone cancer

​Survey shows worrying delay in diagnosing primary bone cancer

Exclusive interview with Sarah Dransfield

Sarah explains why she wanted to review Abbie has osteosarcoma.

Dr Phil Green, former osteosarcoma patient explains why it's essential for GPs to be aware of symptoms

Q&A with GP and former osteosarcoma patient, Dr Phil Green.

Celebrating 25 years of supporting Stamp Appeals

Celebrating 25 years as a Stamp Appeal volunteer

£450,000 breakthrough project awarded to improve outcomes in osteosarcoma

We have awarded our largest ever research grant to a project that will create unprecedented…

Events Management students increase awareness and raise essential funds

This year we have been working with Events Management students from Leeds Beckett University.

A year of impact

It has been a year since we launched our 2017 - 2022 strategy, and what a year it has…

£100,000 awarded to ground breaking project in Bradford

Find out more from Dr Falconer about the difference this Methotrexate research project…

BCRT Grants Ensuring Government Funding Initiative Helps Primary Bone Cancer Patients

Find out why our funding of sample collection is so vital for patients.

Infrastructure Grant interview with Carolyn and Lucy from the Research and Development Team at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham

Carolyn and Lucy explain why the Infrastructure Grants are so important.

Join our first ever #TeamBonesTrek and let's trek together, until there's a cure!

On the 15th July the bone cancer community we be trekking the Yorkshire 3 Peaks.

We spoke to Pip, former Sarcoma Clinical Nurse Specialist and one of our Trustees about our new Step-By-Step Guide For Patients

Pip explains more about her time as a nurse and why she thinks our new 'Step-By-Step Guide…

Deprivation linked to lower survival in primary bone cancer

Dr Richard McNally has found that the risk of dying early from a diagnosis of osteosarcoma…

£400,000 raised in memory of Mary Collard

An incredible £400,000 has been raised in memory of Mary Collard

Exclusive interview with Professor Graham Cook

Professor Graham Cook tells us why funding our first ever immunotherapy research project…

50th Birthday Stamp Appeal

Can you help Terri get 50,000 birthday cards

We spoke to Hannah, Sarcoma Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Q&A with Hannah Ellis, Sarcoma Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Val explains more about why she decided to volunteer on our Information Advisory Panel

One of the reasons I volunteer with BCRT, particularly in the area of information is because…

Luke tells us about a day in a lab and why funding is important

Luke, our PhD Research Student explains why funding is so important and what a day in…

Professor Flanagan Awarded an OBE during the Queens Birthday Honours

Congratulations to BCRT researcher Professor Flanagan, who received her OBE this month

A Behind-The-Scenes Look at our Research

Our researchers at The University of Sheffield opened their doors for our supporters..

Cycling after surgery

John was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma at the age of 22. Decades after his surgery, he…

Siblings launch rare cancer awareness projects

Nikky and Carly Gibbons are tackling the lack of awareness of bone and ovarian cancer.

Marsh UK team run in memory of William

A team of co-workers ran the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday 8 October in memory of…

A promising clinical trial for Giant Cell Tumour of the Bone patients

Dr Emanuela Palmerni is carrying out research to refine the treatment options for giant…

British Medical Association Patient Information Awards 2017: Highly Commended

Amongst some tough competition we are very pleased to have been awarded this award, which…

London to Brighton on a Boris Bike?

Team Atrium took on 54 miles and raised over £10,000!

Beyond bone cancer: 15 years on

Amy was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at the age of 11. Now 26, she looks back on her experience…

Living with and beyond cancer? Have your say

A new project from the National Cancer Research Institute and the James Lind Alliance…

Q&A: Junior Doctor Freddie Downes

Dr Freddie Downes shares his experience of the National Sarcoma Awareness Project we fund.

Our Commitment to Research: Three New Grant Calls This Month

Find out more about our PhD studentship, largest ever grant funding and collaborative…

Clinical Research Fellow and Research Technician: Job Vacancies

Two job vacancies at Professor Adrienne Flanagan's laboratory at UCL.

New clinical trial and treatment guidelines for chordoma

Read more about fantastic recent progress from the Chordoma Foundation.

Ewing sarcoma travel scholarship 2017/18

The EURO EWING Consortium (EEC) is running a call for applications for one or more travel…

1 Million Metres in 100 Days?

Scott Cranmer tells us about his challenge in memory of his friend Chris.

Strictly Research 2017

This interactive session saw our research grant applicants pitch their projects to a live…

Research announcements: July 2017

Find out more about our new PhD Studentship, Infrastructure Grants and more.

Bone Cancer Research Trust Strategy 2017-2022

Introducing The Biggest Ever Commitment to Primary Bone Cancer...

Q&A with Specialist Physiotherapist Lucie Gosling

Lucie is an Extended Scope Practitioner (Specialist Physiotherapist, Young Adult Hip Service)…

Introducing our new Infrastructure Grants

Our Head of Research and Information Dr Zoe Davison explains how our new grants will work.

Our first Scottish Patient and Carer Day

We held our first ever Scottish Patient and Carer Day in Perth on Tuesday 16 May.

Orthotic & Prosthetic Users Stanmore

OPUS is a voluntary support group for orthotic and prosthetic users and their families.

Meet songwriter Dani Sylvia

We're delighted to welcome Dani Sylvia to perform at the Bone Cancer Ball.

'Bad to the Bone': blogging about Ewing sarcoma

Blogger Nikky Gibbons talks to us about amputation, physio and plans for the future.

Getting active: Q&A with Ray Davis from Whizz-Kidz

How can you get into sport after life-altering surgery? We spoke to Ray, who is a Regional…

Could this project help prevent the growth and spread of osteosarcoma?

Your donations have allowed Professor Grigoriadis to continue his pioneering research…

Help us improve the treatment pathway for Ewing Sarcoma patients

The next meeting of the National Ewing Sarcoma Multidisciplinary Team (NEMDT) advisory…

How can junior doctors improve their knowledge of sarcoma?

Dr Charlie Zhou shares his experience of the National Sarcoma Awareness Project we fund.

What do the London Marathon and the Cookie Monster have in common?

Lee Cook! The 38 year old will be turning a few heads on Sunday 23 April when he dons…

Meet our new ambassador, Laurence Whiteley MBE

We are delighted to introduce our new Bone Cancer Research Trust ambassador, Rio 2016…

Top 10 Reasons to Tackle the Mud With #TeamBones

Need some persuading to join the best team around?

Behind the scenes of the Bone Cancer Ball

We catch up with Karen and Jane from our wonderful voluntary team.

Running Route 66

Warren is bringing the USA to the UK on his epic Route 66 Challenge to raise money and…

Going Gold: Olympic athlete joins Team Bones!

We're very excited to welcome 2016 Olympic Champion, and 2-time World Champion Matt Gotrel…

Prizes, research breakthroughs and more at the British Sarcoma Group Conference 2017

An action-packed two days with important updates from the sarcoma community.

A Guinness World Record for Team Bones?

Paul is hoping to propel himself to greatness with a new spin on the London Marathon...

Could this be the first ever clinical biomarker for chondrosarcoma?

Thanks to your donations, we have funded Professor Adrienne Flanagan's exciting new project.

What is proton beam therapy?

Our Head of Research and Information Dr Zoe Davison responds to some frequently asked…

Sarcoma Policy Checklist launched at European Parliament Debate

The Sarcoma Patients EuroNet (SPAEN) have launched a ‘Sarcoma Policy Checklist’ during…

New clinical trial opens for Ewing sarcoma patients in the UK

UCLH has recruited the first patient in Europe to a major new study to see if a combination…

Could you help us measure the impact of primary bone cancer?

Get involved in our Strictly Research-funded project exploring the experiences of patients…

What we learnt at this year's Euro Ewing Consortium Meeting

The most recent EEC meeting was held in London last month, and we were pleased to attend…

MPs back #TheBiggestFight Against Bone Cancer in parliament

We look forward to working with them in the future to help raise vital awareness of bone…

Strictly Research returns for 2017

We are delighted to announce that we have a number of these exciting and engaging grants…

Bone Cancer Research Trust Parliamentary Reception

Urge your MP to attend!

How can we improve the treatment planning and choices for patients with Ewing Sarcoma?

On January 19 an energised and insightful group of patients and carers met to discuss…

Research in Barcelona teaches us more about Ewing sarcoma and its gene expression

A team of researchers in Spain have become the first to describe the DNA methylation of…

Bone Cancer Awareness Week 2016

Thank you for helping us raise #BoneCancerAwareness in one of our most successful campaigns…

Law firm Walker Morris raise over £16,000

Leeds-based law firm Walker Morris have rounded off a record-breaking year of fundraising…

Strictly Research: 6 months on

We catch up with the team behind the winning research project.

Researcher Adrienne Flanagan on 9 years of collaboration

​Professor Adrienne Flanagan, who is based at University College London, specialises in…

NCRI Conference

Last week we attended the largest cancer research meeting in the UK

Team Bones vs Mount Kilimanjaro

Kieran and Harry told us more about the challenge of a lifetime...

Could you help with the new National Ewing Sarcoma Multi-disciplinary Team Research Project?

Dr Jessica Bate explains more about the project and how you can get involved.

Coast to Coast Cycle

500km in 7 days? Chris tells us more

Cancer52

It was great to attend Cancer52's Annual All Stakeholder Briefing to hear about progress…

Rare Diseases Patient Day

Find out more about the NIHR Rare Diseases Patient Day

Meet the osteosarcoma researcher

Meet Dr Allie Gartland, Reader in Bone and Cancer Biology at the University of Sheffield

Discovery of a Gene Mutation in Ameloblastoma

Can a newly discovered mutation in ameloblastoma be a new treatment target?

The Importance of Information and Raising Awareness

Meet Mr Chandrasekar, a Consultant Orhtopaedic Surgeon and advocate for raising awareness…

Meet the PhD student

With one year of the project remaining, how is our research study into osteosarcoma shaping…

The Complexity of Osteosarcoma

Is osteosarcoma one the most complex cancers?

An Update on our GP E-Learning Module

The results of our GP E-learning module so far..

Meet the ameloblastoma researcher

Meet Dr Bing Hu, an ameloblastoma specialist

How do we put our information together?

Find out more from Hannah Birkett, our Research and Information Officer.

The Future of Treating Giant Cell Tumours of the Bone

How research can improve the treatment of giant cell tumours of the bone..

Behind the scenes at Team Bones HQ

Meet some of the Bone Cancer Research Trust team

Can Immunotherapy be used to treat Chordoma?

What is immunotherapy and can it be used to treat chordoma?

New Biobank Patient Portal

Could you help with our new patient portal?

New clinical trial open for osteosarcoma patients

The 'Eisai Hope Lenvatinib’ Clinical Trial is now open for osteosarcoma patients

Research project shortlisted

We are delighted to share the news that Living With, and Beyond, Primary Bone Cancer…

Osteosarcoma: the world's oldest known cancer?

Bone cancer has hit the headlines with the discovery of the earliest evidence of cancer…

Giving STEM cells a good (nano)kicking

Last month, our Biobank Facilitator Zoe Davison had a very busy week with our research…

Bone Research Society Meeting

This year's Bone Research Society meeting was held in Liverpool and attended by our Biobank…

National Sarcoma Awareness Project

Increasing sarcoma awareness amongst medical professionals.

£10,000 donation from the Rhodri Jones Memorial Fund

Gaynor and Nigel Jones have presented the Bone Cancer Research Trust with a cheque for…

Rolls-Royce Employees Hold Charity Football Tournament

The Specialised Fabrications team at Rolls-Royce in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire held a seven-a-side…

Bone Cancer Research Trust project wins Excellence in Cancer Research Award

A project funded by the Bone Cancer Research Trust investigating perceptions about participation…

Strictly Research Grants awarded

As part of our celebrations marking our 10th birthday, we called for pieces of original…

Mary's Team Bones fundraising reaches £250,000

Congratulations to Sue and Andy Collard, who have now raised an incredible £250,000 for…

Research paves the way for new chondrosarcoma treatment

We are delighted to announce that there have been a number of exciting developments in…

Santander Fundraising Days

A series of fundraising events held by the Hemel Hempstead branch of Santander Bank have…

Artist of the Month

Artist and illustrator Jamie Lewis will be exhibiting his work throughout April in his…