Professor Peter Croucher

Peter Croucher

Academic Unit of Bone Biology
University of Sheffield Medical School
University of Sheffield
Sheffield

Understanding why cancer spreads to the bones

Professor Peter Croucher is a respected expert in bone research, based at the University of Sheffield. He and his team are investigating how some cancers spread into the bones. This is common in breast and prostate cancers, and once it happens, the disease becomes difficult to treat successfully. Understanding why tumours spread and how to stop them is vital to help beat cancer.

Professor Croucher and his team are using the latest microscope techniques to watch breast and prostate cancer cells as they spread into bones. They hope to reveal how the cancer cells interact with bone cells, and whether there are specific ‘pockets’ in the bone that encourage the cancer cells to grow.

This important research will shed light on one of the most challenging – and devastating – problems in cancer research. Professor Croucher’s work could lead to new ways to stop cancer from spreading into the bones, as well as pointing towards more effective treatments for tumours that have already begun to grow there.

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