• Charity News

£150 million per year could be cut from cancer research, warns charity

Cancer Research UK could be forced to cut £150 million per year from its research funding as the COVID-19 pandemic decimates its income. Cancer Research UK could be forced to cut £150 million per year from its research funding as the COVID-19 pandemic decimates its income.

24 June 2020

• Charity News

A tribute to Professor Anne Charlton

Professor Anne Charlton was a much-loved colleague who blazed a research trail in cancer education and smoking prevention in schools. Professor Anne Charlton was a much-loved colleague who blazed a research trail in cancer education and smoking prevention in schools.

23 June 2020

• Policy & Insight
• Health & Medicine

Getting cancer services back on track during the coronavirus pandemic

Cancer services are beginning to get up and running across the country, but we’re still a long way from either restoring capacity or addressing the backlog of people waiting for tests and treatment. Cancer services are beginning to get up and running across the country, but we’re still a long way from either restoring capacity or addressing the backlog of people waiting for tests and treatment.

22 June 2020

• Science & Technology

News digest – targeted ‘lava lamp’ treatment, skin cancer biopsies and the iKnife

New research powered by the iKnife has uncovered new aspects of breast cancer linked to metabolism and diet. New research powered by the iKnife has uncovered new aspects of breast cancer linked to metabolism and diet.

20 June 2020

• Science & Technology

Searching for novel connections in cancer metabolism

Our scientists have been hunting for patterns that could reveals clues about metabolism and cancer. Our scientists have been hunting for patterns that could reveals clues about metabolism and cancer.

19 June 2020

• Health & Medicine

Cancer blood test uses 'noise cancellation' to improve sensitivity

Cancer Research UK scientists have developed a new way to analyse blood for evidence of cancer that could be up to ten times more sensitive than previous methods. Cancer Research UK scientists have developed a new way to analyse blood for evidence of cancer that could be up to ten times more sensitive than previous methods.

18 June 2020

• Health & Medicine
• For Researchers

We stand in solidarity with our Black research community

Our statement against systemic racism and commitment to confront racial discrimination in our research activities. Our statement against systemic racism and commitment to confront racial discrimination in our research activities.

18 June 2020

• Science & Technology

New blood test to monitor cancer up to ten times more sensitive than current methods

A new method of analysing cancer patients’ blood for evidence of the disease could be up to ten times more sensitive than previous methods. A new method of analysing cancer patients’ blood for evidence of the disease could be up to ten times more sensitive than previous methods.

17 June 2020

• For Supporters

Cancer Research UK stores to reopen from 29 June  

Cancer Research UK’s charity shops will start to reopen to the public from 29 June in England, and 6 July in Northern Ireland. Cancer Research UK’s charity shops will start to reopen to the public from 29 June in England, and 6 July in Northern Ireland.

17 June 2020

• Policy & Insight

Opinion: ‘Medical research charities are falling through the cracks of COVID-19 Government support’

Without specific and strategic Government support, the COVID-19 pandemic could have a deep and long-lasting effect on our work. Without specific and strategic Government support, the COVID-19 pandemic could have a deep and long-lasting effect on our work.

16 June 2020

• Personal Stories

Coronavirus reports – Part 5: “I have tried to be positive all the way through”

We caught up with people living with cancer across the country, to find out how the coronavirus pandemic has been affecting them and their families. We caught up with people living with cancer across the country, to find out how the coronavirus pandemic has been affecting them and their families.

15 June 2020