• 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

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

ASCO 2025: diet and colon cancer, improving prostate cancer treatment and liquid biopsies target breast cancer

With the world's cancer researchers in Chicago for the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, we're highlighting some of the most interesting and important studies. With the world's cancer researchers in Chicago for the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, we're highlighting some of the most interesting and important studies.

31 May 2025

• For Researchers

Skin deep: Rethinking liquid biopsy for skin cancer

In the search for skin cancer diagnostic biomarkers, one team are looking beyond blood to the interstitial fluid... In the search for skin cancer diagnostic biomarkers, one team are looking beyond blood to the interstitial fluid...

28 May 2025

• Health & Medicine

Clothing choices could be linked to melanoma skin cancer

The way people dress when they’re in the sun could be influencing where they get melanoma – the most serious form of skin cancer. The way people dress when they’re in the sun could be influencing where they get melanoma – the most serious form of skin cancer.

26 May 2025