• Policy & Insight
• Health & Medicine

How are cancer screening programmes decided in the UK?

The UK has national screening programmes for cervical, bowel and breast cancer, with targeted lung screening being implemented in some regions. But how are they all decided? The UK has national screening programmes for cervical, bowel and breast cancer, with targeted lung screening being implemented in some regions. But how are they all decided?

21 November 2025

• For Researchers

Exploring the survival tactics of childhood cancers

Lava-dwelling lizards, cells playing dead and a century-old evolutionary theory – understanding the way childhood cancers resist treatment is proving to be quite a ride... Lava-dwelling lizards, cells playing dead and a century-old evolutionary theory – understanding the way childhood cancers resist treatment is proving to be quite a ride...

18 November 2025

• For Supporters

Turning generosity into impact: CMB Monaco partners with Cancer Research UK

We are delighted to be the chosen charity for CMB Monaco’s World Children’s Day initiative on 20 November 2025. On this day, CMB Monaco will donate a percentage of all trading commissions to support our vital work into cancers affecting children and young people. We are delighted to be the chosen charity for CMB Monaco’s World Children’s Day initiative on 20 November 2025. On this day, CMB Monaco will donate a percentage of all trading commissions to support our vital work into cancers affecting children and young people.

5 November 2025

• For Researchers

Getting to grips with the metastatic niche

Understanding how cancer spreads to distant parts of the body is a formidable challenge - but understanding it could be a real clinical breakthrough... Understanding how cancer spreads to distant parts of the body is a formidable challenge - but understanding it could be a real clinical breakthrough...

4 November 2025

• For Researchers

Animal instincts: Exploring nature’s oncologist

Can we pick apart how evolution has suppressed cancer in some species? Alex Cagen is attempting exactly that by going beyond mouse models… way beyond. Can we pick apart how evolution has suppressed cancer in some species? Alex Cagen is attempting exactly that by going beyond mouse models… way beyond.

27 October 2025

• Charity News

Accelerating progress for everyone: our EDI in research strategic approach

We've published our refreshed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in research strategic approach (2025). This data-driven blueprint will help us get closer to achieving our goal of beating cancer for everyone. We've published our refreshed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in research strategic approach (2025). This data-driven blueprint will help us get closer to achieving our goal of beating cancer for everyone.

14 October 2025

• For Researchers

Cancer – a disease of ageing… until it isn’t

Cancer incidence increases with ageing – except in the very old, where rates of the disease drop. Why is that? Cancer incidence increases with ageing – except in the very old, where rates of the disease drop. Why is that?

8 October 2025

• For Researchers

Piecing together the puzzle of cancer inequalities

The issue of cancer inequality is layered, with differences in outcome at each stage of the cancer journey. But researchers are doing the work to put together the pieces of the puzzle… The issue of cancer inequality is layered, with differences in outcome at each stage of the cancer journey. But researchers are doing the work to put together the pieces of the puzzle…

2 October 2025

• For Researchers

The challenges of going international for CYP

International trials are vital to children’s and young people’s cancer research but can be notoriously difficult to set up. We get into the challenges… International trials are vital to children’s and young people’s cancer research but can be notoriously difficult to set up. We get into the challenges…

24 September 2025