• Health & Medicine

Cancer waiting times: Latest updates and analysis

Get the latest updates and analysis on NHS cancer waiting times in England, and learn what it means for people affected by cancer Get the latest updates and analysis on NHS cancer waiting times in England, and learn what it means for people affected by cancer

15 March 2026

• For Researchers

A decade of different – reflections from the Cancer Grand Challenges Summit

What happens when you dare scientists, clinicians and industry to think differently about cancer? They do just that... What happens when you dare scientists, clinicians and industry to think differently about cancer? They do just that...

12 March 2026

• For Researchers

Improving spinout culture – what the Hickson report means for researchers

Cancer Research Horizon’s Tony Hickson gets into what his report for UKRI on how to improve biotech spinout culture means for you... Cancer Research Horizon’s Tony Hickson gets into what his report for UKRI on how to improve biotech spinout culture means for you...

10 March 2026

• Health & Medicine

Reducing the side effects of hormone therapy for prostate cancer: the ENHANCE trial

We’re launching a £3.2 million clinical trial to help men with advanced prostate cancer by reducing the side effects of hormone therapy. We’re launching a £3.2 million clinical trial to help men with advanced prostate cancer by reducing the side effects of hormone therapy.

9 March 2026

• Health & Medicine

UK cancer death rates down to their lowest level on record

Cancer death rates in the UK are at their lowest level on record, 29% down from when they peaked in 1989, according to our latest data. Cancer death rates in the UK are at their lowest level on record, 29% down from when they peaked in 1989, according to our latest data.

9 March 2026

• Personal Stories

International Women’s Day 2026: Championing women in cancer research

For International Women's Day, we're celebrating three of our amazing scientists and their work in cancer research. For International Women's Day, we're celebrating three of our amazing scientists and their work in cancer research.

8 March 2026

• For Supporters

Cancer Research UK partners with the Royal College of Surgeons of England to help people with rectal cancer avoid unnecessary surgery

Cancer Research UK and the Royal College of Surgeons of England have launched a new initiative to improve treatment options for people with rectal cancer, a type of bowel cancer. Cancer Research UK and the Royal College of Surgeons of England have launched a new initiative to improve treatment options for people with rectal cancer, a type of bowel cancer.

3 March 2026

• Science & Technology

Good vibrations: how sound waves could help detect prostate cancer

Our researchers are using sound waves to help doctors detect prostate cancer using blood tests and urine tests. Our researchers are using sound waves to help doctors detect prostate cancer using blood tests and urine tests.

26 February 2026