• Health & Medicine

A new tool to help eliminate cervical cancer worldwide

We funded the Cervical Cancer Elimination Planning Tool, which countries around the world can use to find the best way for them to use screening, vaccination and treatment to stop cervical cancer. We funded the Cervical Cancer Elimination Planning Tool, which countries around the world can use to find the best way for them to use screening, vaccination and treatment to stop cervical cancer.

19 June 2025

• Policy & Insight

Navigating the innovation roadmap: from discovery to patient impact

For a discovery or idea to help people affected by cancer, it must travel the innovation roadmap. We're working to make the journey smoother. For a discovery or idea to help people affected by cancer, it must travel the innovation roadmap. We're working to make the journey smoother.

17 June 2025

• For Researchers

Understanding CAFs to improve radiotherapy outcomes

We really need to further unpick the complexity of cancer-associated fibroblasts if we want to improve radiotherapy outcomes says Anna Wilkins We really need to further unpick the complexity of cancer-associated fibroblasts if we want to improve radiotherapy outcomes says Anna Wilkins

16 June 2025

• Policy & Insight

Scottish Parliament votes to raise the age of sale for tobacco

Scottish MSPs voted unanimously to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill legislative consent motion, which will ensure that once the Bill is successfully through the UK Parliament legislative process, it can be implemented in Scotland too. Scottish MSPs voted unanimously to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill legislative consent motion, which will ensure that once the Bill is successfully through the UK Parliament legislative process, it can be implemented in Scotland too.

16 June 2025

• Policy & Insight

Spending Review 2025: What does it mean for cancer?

We analyse the Spending Review, the financial foundation for the next several years of cancer research and care We analyse the Spending Review, the financial foundation for the next several years of cancer research and care

11 June 2025

• Health & Medicine

Another screening success story: England changes cervical screening to every 5 years

We explain NHS England's move to invite people for cervical screening every five years instead of every three years. We explain NHS England's move to invite people for cervical screening every five years instead of every three years.

10 June 2025

• For Researchers

The stellar mission taking on cellular plasticity in bowel cancer

Backed by £5.5m of funding from CRUK and its partners, the hugely ambitious CRC-STARS programme aims to revolutionise how bowel cancer is treated. Backed by £5.5m of funding from CRUK and its partners, the hugely ambitious CRC-STARS programme aims to revolutionise how bowel cancer is treated.

9 June 2025

• Science & Technology

Liquid biopsy tests could help treat children and young people with cancer

A new blood test that uncovers hidden changes inside cancer cells could help doctors find the best treatments for children and young people with cancer. A new blood test that uncovers hidden changes inside cancer cells could help doctors find the best treatments for children and young people with cancer.

9 June 2025

• Policy & Insight

Seizing the moment – 5 steps the Government must take to help UK cancer research thrive

Building on insights from our research community, we’re outlining five steps the Government must take to strengthen cancer research, and the wider ecosystem it sits within, so it can continue delivering life-saving tests and treatments.  Building on insights from our research community, we’re outlining five steps the Government must take to strengthen cancer research, and the wider ecosystem it sits within, so it can continue delivering life-saving tests and treatments. 

5 June 2025

• Health & Medicine

50 years of UK cancer data: death rates down by a fifth, but cases up

For the first time, our landmark Cancer in the UK Report has tracked cancer trends across 50 years of UK data. The findings are profound. For the first time, our landmark Cancer in the UK Report has tracked cancer trends across 50 years of UK data. The findings are profound.

3 June 2025