• For Researchers

Opposites attract: what wound repair can tell us about cancer

One restores order, the other disrupts it – yet wound healing and cancer share the same cellular machinery. One restores order, the other disrupts it – yet wound healing and cancer share the same cellular machinery.

21 January 2026

• Health & Medicine

Main carrot energy: how vegetables became the stars of our plates

Vegetables definitely play a leading role in a healthy balanced diet - but their star quality wasn't always recognised. We're retracing their journey to the top. Vegetables definitely play a leading role in a healthy balanced diet - but their star quality wasn't always recognised. We're retracing their journey to the top.

19 January 2026

• Health & Medicine

Thousands more men in England offered abiraterone, one of our prostate cancer treatment breakthroughs

An estimated 7,000 more men in England with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer will now be eligible for abiraterone each year. An estimated 7,000 more men in England with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer will now be eligible for abiraterone each year.

16 January 2026

• For Researchers

Making your research better: a patient perspective

Steve Clark tells us why patient involvement is so much more than just a requirement - it can actually bolster your research in surprising ways... Steve Clark tells us why patient involvement is so much more than just a requirement - it can actually bolster your research in surprising ways...

15 January 2026

• For Researchers

The switch and the Trojan horse: how viral vectors and synthetic enhancers could change glioblastoma treatment

Advances in viral gene delivery – and a side project that paid off – have sent a highly targeted glioblastoma immunotherapy heading toward the clinic... Advances in viral gene delivery – and a side project that paid off – have sent a highly targeted glioblastoma immunotherapy heading toward the clinic...

6 January 2026

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

My 2026 predictions: Research, reform and the future of supporter engagement

Our Chief Executive, Michelle Mitchell, shares her top 5 predictions for 2026 and beyond in cancer research. Our Chief Executive, Michelle Mitchell, shares her top 5 predictions for 2026 and beyond in cancer research.

22 December 2025

• Policy & Insight

From labs to legislation - 9 impactful steps forward for cancer policy in 2025

Its been a busy and important year for cancer research policy, we're looking back at our 9 proudest steps forward in 2025. Its been a busy and important year for cancer research policy, we're looking back at our 9 proudest steps forward in 2025.

19 December 2025

• Charity News

Meet the brave children launching our Star Awards

19 December 2025

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Our defining research stories of 2025

2025 has been a huge year for research at Cancer Research UK. To celebrate, we've brought together our most defining research stories of the year. 2025 has been a huge year for research at Cancer Research UK. To celebrate, we've brought together our most defining research stories of the year.

19 December 2025

• For Researchers

Up and running – how can we make clinical trial set-up times faster?

The UK is ideally suited for early phase oncology trials, so is it possible to speed up set-up time? Sharan Sandhu tells us how we could... The UK is ideally suited for early phase oncology trials, so is it possible to speed up set-up time? Sharan Sandhu tells us how we could...

15 December 2025