• For Researchers

Getting to grips with the metastatic niche

Understanding how cancer spreads to distant parts of the body is a formidable challenge - but understanding it could be a real clinical breakthrough... Understanding how cancer spreads to distant parts of the body is a formidable challenge - but understanding it could be a real clinical breakthrough...

4 November 2025

• For Researchers

Animal instincts: Exploring nature’s oncologist

Can we pick apart how evolution has suppressed cancer in some species? Alex Cagen is attempting exactly that by going beyond mouse models… way beyond. Can we pick apart how evolution has suppressed cancer in some species? Alex Cagen is attempting exactly that by going beyond mouse models… way beyond.

27 October 2025

• Policy & Insight

Variation in access to cancer treatments is unacceptable - what can the National Cancer Plan for England do to help?

The UK Government have a critical opportunity to tackle variation in access to cancer treatment across the UK. To achieve this successfully, here's what they need to consider. The UK Government have a critical opportunity to tackle variation in access to cancer treatment across the UK. To achieve this successfully, here's what they need to consider.

23 October 2025

• Policy & Insight

Unlocking the power of earlier cancer diagnosis: setting the right ambitions to deliver longer, better lives

Early cancer diagnosis is critical to saving more lives. We've set out a new approach for the government to commit to in the National Cancer Plan to achieve this. Early cancer diagnosis is critical to saving more lives. We've set out a new approach for the government to commit to in the National Cancer Plan to achieve this.

15 October 2025

• For Researchers

Cancer – a disease of ageing… until it isn’t

Cancer incidence increases with ageing – except in the very old, where rates of the disease drop. Why is that? Cancer incidence increases with ageing – except in the very old, where rates of the disease drop. Why is that?

8 October 2025

• For Researchers

Piecing together the puzzle of cancer inequalities

The issue of cancer inequality is layered, with differences in outcome at each stage of the cancer journey. But researchers are doing the work to put together the pieces of the puzzle… The issue of cancer inequality is layered, with differences in outcome at each stage of the cancer journey. But researchers are doing the work to put together the pieces of the puzzle…

2 October 2025

• For Researchers

The challenges of going international for CYP

International trials are vital to children’s and young people’s cancer research but can be notoriously difficult to set up. We get into the challenges… International trials are vital to children’s and young people’s cancer research but can be notoriously difficult to set up. We get into the challenges…

24 September 2025

• Policy & Insight

What Denmark (and Lego) can teach us about improving cancer survival

Cancer survival in Denmark and the UK used to be much lower than in other similar countries. That's still the case here, but Denmark has climbed the rankings. So, how did they do it? Cancer survival in Denmark and the UK used to be much lower than in other similar countries. That's still the case here, but Denmark has climbed the rankings. So, how did they do it?

19 September 2025

• For Researchers

A bridge for your career

Making the leap to form and lead your own lab can daunting – which is why CRUK created the Bridge to Academic Leadership (BAL) programme. Making the leap to form and lead your own lab can daunting – which is why CRUK created the Bridge to Academic Leadership (BAL) programme.

17 September 2025

• For Researchers

Level-up: Looking to epigenetics for the next immunotherapy breakthrough

Checkpoint inhibitors have utterly changed the immunotherapy landscape – but there could be a different kind of checkpoint just waiting to be targeted... Checkpoint inhibitors have utterly changed the immunotherapy landscape – but there could be a different kind of checkpoint just waiting to be targeted...

11 September 2025

• Policy & Insight

Beyond one-size-fits-all: 3 shifts to get risk stratification right for cancer

Risk stratification can improve how we prevent, diagnose and treat all types of cancer. England's National Cancer Plan needs to support it.   Risk stratification can improve how we prevent, diagnose and treat all types of cancer. England's National Cancer Plan needs to support it.  

14 August 2025

• Policy & Insight

How we helped shape Scotland’s cancer referral guidelines

We just helped bring Scotland’s cancer referral guidelines in line with the latest evidence, and we want to make sure the rest of the UK is up to date, too. We just helped bring Scotland’s cancer referral guidelines in line with the latest evidence, and we want to make sure the rest of the UK is up to date, too.

11 August 2025