• Health & Medicine

Immunotherapy drug approved for head and neck cancer

Some people with head and neck cancer will now have access to the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) on the NHS in England.    Some people with head and neck cancer will now have access to the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) on the NHS in England.   

26 October 2020

• Health & Medicine

GPs say elderly are not seeking help for potential cancer symptoms

53% of GPs say they are concerned that fewer older adults are contacting them with symptoms compared to before the pandemic, according to new findings 53% of GPs say they are concerned that fewer older adults are contacting them with symptoms compared to before the pandemic, according to new findings

23 October 2020

• For Supporters

Avon launches employee e-learning for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

How we’ve worked with Avon to produce an innovative e-learning module to make sure that no one is left in the dark about breast cancer. How we’ve worked with Avon to produce an innovative e-learning module to make sure that no one is left in the dark about breast cancer.

23 October 2020

• Science & Technology

UK could lose up to £7.8 billion of medical research funding because of COVID-19 pandemic 

New figures suggest that the UK could lose up to £7.8 billion of investment in life-saving research by 2027 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. New figures suggest that the UK could lose up to £7.8 billion of investment in life-saving research by 2027 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 October 2020

• Policy & Insight

The UK Government’s spending review: Time to invest in the future of cancer care

This autumn the chancellor Rishi Sunak will set out the Government’s spending priorities. Here's why it's time to invest in cancer services and research. This autumn the chancellor Rishi Sunak will set out the Government’s spending priorities. Here's why it's time to invest in cancer services and research.

20 October 2020

• For Researchers

Children’s cancer research gets a boost with the SU2C–CRUK Paediatric Cancer New Discoveries Challenge awards

These awards will support three new research collaborations between UK and US labs. These awards will support three new research collaborations between UK and US labs.

19 October 2020

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – targeted radiation beam, precision medicine and our early detection roadmap

A new technique has been developed to help reduce a common side effect of radiotherapy for people with throat cancer. A new technique has been developed to help reduce a common side effect of radiotherapy for people with throat cancer.

17 October 2020

• Policy & Insight

Dear Prime Minister: "Please don't delay action again, we're counting on you"

Campaigner Patrick McGuire writes to Boris Johnson about honouring his manifesto commitments in the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review. Campaigner Patrick McGuire writes to Boris Johnson about honouring his manifesto commitments in the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.

16 October 2020

• Health & Medicine

Creating a shared vision to detect cancer earlier

We're bringing researchers, policy-makers, pharmaceutical companies and the public together to find a way to make early diagnosis better. We're bringing researchers, policy-makers, pharmaceutical companies and the public together to find a way to make early diagnosis better.

15 October 2020

• For Supporters

ScottishPower: 4 steps to £30m

We examine how our eight-year partnership with ScottishPower has seen its employees, customers and suppliers reach an impressive £30m fundraising milestone. We examine how our eight-year partnership with ScottishPower has seen its employees, customers and suppliers reach an impressive £30m fundraising milestone.

15 October 2020

• Science & Technology

We’re asking scientists to tackle 9 of the toughest challenges in cancer research

We’ve partnered with the National Cancer Institute in the US (NCI) to stimulate even more innovative research collaborations through Cancer Grand Challenges. We’ve partnered with the National Cancer Institute in the US (NCI) to stimulate even more innovative research collaborations through Cancer Grand Challenges.

14 October 2020

• For Researchers

Viewpoint: A new way of taming the cell cycle with cancer drugs

Iain Hagan believes that his and Wendy Trotter’s approach to synchronise the cell division cycle in human cells will be a game changer for cell biologists. Iain Hagan believes that his and Wendy Trotter’s approach to synchronise the cell division cycle in human cells will be a game changer for cell biologists.

14 October 2020