💊 Cambridge research has led to a life-saving cancer drug. In 1999, Professor Sir Steve Jackson set up a team of scientists that created olaparib, a new class of cancer drug, which has now been used to treat over 140,000 patients globally and changed the outlook for people with breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancers. Find out how we're #ChangingTheStoryOfCancer 👉 https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/olaparib-cancer-drug-steve-jackson #CambridgeUniversity #UniversityOfCambridge #Cambridge #C

It's a silent killer that claims the lives of more than 1,000 Australian woman each and every year. Now a leading treatment for a type of genetic ovarian cancer is being subsidised, saving patients hundreds of thousands of dollars. www.7NEWS.com.au #Health #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney