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A composite image showing two children and one young person during their cancer treatment. On the left, three-year-old Max is sat on his hospital bed smiling. He is dressed in Paw Patrol trousers and a hospital gown with a cartoon alphabet design. In the centre, another toddler, Callum is stood in a hospital corridor dressed as a Christmas elf. He has a tube into his nose to provide extra oxygen. He is smiling broadly. On the right, 15-year old Nalia is sleeping in her hospital bed. Her younger brother Ellis is curled up next to her.

To mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 2025, three parents told us how their children were diagnosed with cancer, and what happened next. To mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 2025, three parents told us how their children were diagnosed with cancer, and what happened next.

by Tom Bourton, Tim Gunn | Personal stories | 1 September 2025

1 September 2025

A composite image showing Alfred, Ali and Lucy, who shared their stories to help show what's needed from the National Cancer Plan.

These four stories of people affected by cancer help show exactly what England needs from the UK Government's National Cancer Plan. These four stories of people affected by cancer help show exactly what England needs from the UK Government's National Cancer Plan.

by Amal Iman, Tom Bourton | Personal stories | 4 August 2025

4 August 2025

Microscope image showing the cells in different layers of skin. It appears pink, blue, purple and red.
  • Health & Medicine
  • Science & Technology

Skin cancer 101: what everyone should know

We’re answering some of the biggest questions about skin cancer and exploring some of the ways we're making progress for people affected by the disease. We’re answering some of the biggest questions about skin cancer and exploring some of the ways we're making progress for people affected by the disease.

by Tim Gunn | In depth | 12 June 2025

12 June 2025

Samra Turajlic (credit: Michael Bowles)

Meet the lead of a new multi-million pound collaboration to make immunotherapy work for more people Meet the lead of a new multi-million pound collaboration to make immunotherapy work for more people

by Krishna Sharma | 23 May 2025

23 May 2025

Microscope image of human colon cancer cells
  • Science & Technology
  • Health & Medicine

Bowel cancer awareness month: Common questions answered

To help raise awareness around bowel cancer, and the research we are doing, we’re answering some the most common questions on bowel cancer. To help raise awareness around bowel cancer, and the research we are doing, we’re answering some the most common questions on bowel cancer.

by Amy Warnock | In depth | 1 April 2025

1 April 2025

The DETERMINE trial team celebrating at the Bionow awards

Since launching in December 2021, the DETERMINE trial has hit many milestones on the way to providing much needed treatment options for people with rare cancers, including treating its 100th patient. On Rare Disease Day, we look back at some of those key achievements. Since launching in December 2021, the DETERMINE trial has hit many milestones on the way to providing much needed treatment options for people with rare cancers, including treating its 100th patient. On Rare Disease Day, we look back at some of those key achievements.

by Tim Bodicoat | In depth | 28 February 2025

28 February 2025

A pattern of pink poo icons on a turquoise background.
  • Health & Medicine

Let's talk about poo

Talking about poo can save lives from bowel cancer. Here are our top poo facts to get the conversation going. Talking about poo can save lives from bowel cancer. Here are our top poo facts to get the conversation going.

by Julia Cotterill | In depth | 24 February 2025

24 February 2025

A green beam of light from a radiotherapy machine.

Modern radiotherapy is used to treat more than 140,000 people with cancer in the UK every year. We've brought it a long way since 1896. Here's the full story. Modern radiotherapy is used to treat more than 140,000 people with cancer in the UK every year. We've brought it a long way since 1896. Here's the full story.

by Tim Gunn | In depth | 17 February 2025

17 February 2025

A group of volunteers sitting on chairs and talking to each other

We’re grateful to benefit from the support of more than 25,000 incredible volunteers, supporters and panel members.  Here, we're taking a look back at some of the varied and inspiring ways that people have given their time to support us this year.  We’re grateful to benefit from the support of more than 25,000 incredible volunteers, supporters and panel members.  Here, we're taking a look back at some of the varied and inspiring ways that people have given their time to support us this year. 

by Anna Elliott | In depth | 3 December 2024

3 December 2024

A graphic showing analysis from a genomic test.
  • Health & Medicine
  • Policy & Insight
  • Science & Technology

The story of genomics - and our plan for its next chapter

Genomics is taking us from a ‘one size fits all’ approach to cancer care to one that's much more personalised. But that change is happening quickly, and the health system is struggling to keep up. Here's our plan for making sure that genomics benefits the whole of the UK. Genomics is taking us from a ‘one size fits all’ approach to cancer care to one that's much more personalised. But that change is happening quickly, and the health system is struggling to keep up. Here's our plan for making sure that genomics benefits the whole of the UK.

by Emily Eagles, Tim Gunn | In depth | 7 November 2024

7 November 2024

Microscopic images of pleural fluid cytology of a small cell oat cell carcinoma
  • Science & Technology
  • Health & Medicine

12 ways we’ve influenced progress in lung cancer 

From uncovering some of the causes of lung cancer, through to contributing to drugs used to treat it, here are 12 ways we have worked towards progress in lung cancer. From uncovering some of the causes of lung cancer, through to contributing to drugs used to treat it, here are 12 ways we have worked towards progress in lung cancer.

by Amy Warnock | 31 October 2024

31 October 2024