• Charity News

2021/22 in review: Charity looks to the future with ambitious new strategy

21 July 2022

• Health & Medicine

COVID-19 vaccine and cancer – latest updates

Recently, news of a COVID-19 vaccine has dominated headlines. We've summarised all the information that is out there, with rolling updates, in our new vaccine blog post. Recently, news of a COVID-19 vaccine has dominated headlines. We've summarised all the information that is out there, with rolling updates, in our new vaccine blog post.

18 July 2022

• Science & Technology

The path to least resistance: How our researchers are outsmarting cancer’s survival skills

Our scientists across the country are working hard to tackle drug resistance – one of cancer's cruellest curveballs. Our scientists across the country are working hard to tackle drug resistance – one of cancer's cruellest curveballs.

25 May 2022

• Health & Medicine

More than 65,000 people are left waiting to find out if it’s cancer each month

New calculations from Cancer Research UK estimate that, on average, over 65,000 people in England are left waiting longer than 28 days to find out whether they have cancer each month. New calculations from Cancer Research UK estimate that, on average, over 65,000 people in England are left waiting longer than 28 days to find out whether they have cancer each month.

9 May 2022

• Policy & Insight

A call to action: how our Campaigns Ambassadors are shaping the Government’s 10-year Cancer Plan 

To help revolutionise what cancer outcomes will look like in England in 2032, our Campaigns Ambassadors submitted evidence to inform the Government's upcoming 10-year Cancer Plan. To help revolutionise what cancer outcomes will look like in England in 2032, our Campaigns Ambassadors submitted evidence to inform the Government's upcoming 10-year Cancer Plan.

6 May 2022

• Science & Technology

Detecting multiple cancers with a ‘simple' blood test: Where are we?

A blood test capable of catching any cancer at an early stage before any symptoms may sound like science fiction but just how close are researchers to making it a reality? A blood test capable of catching any cancer at an early stage before any symptoms may sound like science fiction but just how close are researchers to making it a reality?

14 April 2022

• Personal Stories

Running a cancer helpline in COVID-19: two years on the virtual frontline

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the UK entering COVID-19 lockdown for the first time. What has it been like for the charity's nurses running the cancer helpline? Today marks the two-year anniversary of the UK entering COVID-19 lockdown for the first time. What has it been like for the charity's nurses running the cancer helpline?

23 March 2022

• Science & Technology
• For Supporters

Watch: “To women everywhere, dare to believe that you can make a difference”

8 March 2022

• Health & Medicine

120 years of discovery: 10 ways we’ve changed the story for people with cancer

From a legacy of life-saving medicines to developing new tools to detect cancer, our scientists have been at the forefront of cancer research for 120 years. From a legacy of life-saving medicines to developing new tools to detect cancer, our scientists have been at the forefront of cancer research for 120 years.

2 February 2022

• Policy & Insight

Opinion: “We’ve been pushing for change for 20 years. We’re not stopping now”

This year marks 20 years of Cancer Research UK. A chance to reflect on the incredible advances we’ve made and a reminder of how much we have left to achieve. This year marks 20 years of Cancer Research UK. A chance to reflect on the incredible advances we’ve made and a reminder of how much we have left to achieve.

24 January 2022

• Policy & Insight
• For Supporters

“Supporting research is mission critical for me and always will be” – Philanthropy award winners share their stories

Jill May and David Dangoor CBE tell us why they’ve devoted time, effort and millions of pounds to back our vital research.   Jill May and David Dangoor CBE tell us why they’ve devoted time, effort and millions of pounds to back our vital research.  

29 November 2021