• For Researchers

How our Women of Influence programme sets scientists up for success

We spoke to three Women of Influence participants – a mentor and her two mentees – about their experiences of being involved in the initiative. We spoke to three Women of Influence participants – a mentor and her two mentees – about their experiences of being involved in the initiative.

8 March 2021

• Charity News

Cancer Research UK appoints chief operating officer and chief technology officer

The newly created roles are part of the charity’s restructure to drive future success. The newly created roles are part of the charity’s restructure to drive future success.

5 March 2021

• Personal Stories

Coronavirus reports – Part 9: “I am very relieved but I am not naïve”

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.

4 March 2021

• Charity News

Star Baker style: Get kitted out to celebrate The Great Celebrity Bake Off

The Bake Off tent is returning to Channel 4 again this spring, with a host of celebrities putting their skills to the test in The Great Celebrity Bake Off. The Bake Off tent is returning to Channel 4 again this spring, with a host of celebrities putting their skills to the test in The Great Celebrity Bake Off.

3 March 2021

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

How repurposing a drug in a COVID-19 trial could benefit people with cancer

We spoke with Professor Kev Dhaliwal, chief investigator of the SPIKE-1 trial, about how repurposing a drug in a COVID-19 trial could benefit people with cancer. We spoke with Professor Kev Dhaliwal, chief investigator of the SPIKE-1 trial, about how repurposing a drug in a COVID-19 trial could benefit people with cancer.

2 March 2021

• For Supporters

NFL UK LIVE, a Super Bowl Special in support of World Cancer Day

We highlight how some of our innovative partners, including NFL UK, embraced this year’s World Cancer Day campaign and found new ways to help people donate. We highlight how some of our innovative partners, including NFL UK, embraced this year’s World Cancer Day campaign and found new ways to help people donate.

1 March 2021

• Health & Medicine

Almost half of people with possible cancer symptoms didn’t see GP in first wave of pandemic

Nearly half of people who had potential cancer symptoms in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not contact their GP. Nearly half of people who had potential cancer symptoms in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not contact their GP.

25 February 2021

• For Researchers

Examining equality in our grant giving

As we share diversity data on how we fund research, we invite our researchers and other leading voices in EDI to give us their view. As we share diversity data on how we fund research, we invite our researchers and other leading voices in EDI to give us their view.

25 February 2021

• Policy & Insight

Opinion: ‘We need to increase testing in primary care’

Professor Willie Hamilton specialises in primary care diagnostics at the University of Exeter, with a particular expertise in cancer. Professor Willie Hamilton specialises in primary care diagnostics at the University of Exeter, with a particular expertise in cancer.

24 February 2021

• Science & Technology

Antibiotic shows potential in helping treat aggressive blood cancer

New research shows a type of aggressive blood cancer could be made more sensitive to chemotherapy using an antibiotic currently available to treat diarrhoea. New research shows a type of aggressive blood cancer could be made more sensitive to chemotherapy using an antibiotic currently available to treat diarrhoea.

24 February 2021

• Health & Medicine

Over 100,000 Scotland patients in test backlog

With the Scottish Parliament elections on the horizon, it's time to plan for recruiting more NHS staff to cope with demand, says Cancer Research UK. With the Scottish Parliament elections on the horizon, it's time to plan for recruiting more NHS staff to cope with demand, says Cancer Research UK.

23 February 2021

• For Supporters

Professor Greg Hannon: “Core funding is a privilege and we should use it to tackle big problems in new ways”

We speak with Professor Greg Hannon about how philanthropy has benefited his innovative work. We speak with Professor Greg Hannon about how philanthropy has benefited his innovative work.

22 February 2021