• Policy & Insight

From labs to legislation - 9 impactful steps forward for cancer policy in 2025

Its been a busy and important year for cancer research policy, we're looking back at our 9 proudest steps forward in 2025. Its been a busy and important year for cancer research policy, we're looking back at our 9 proudest steps forward in 2025.

19 December 2025

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Our defining research stories of 2025

2025 has been a huge year for research at Cancer Research UK. To celebrate, we've brought together our most defining research stories of the year. 2025 has been a huge year for research at Cancer Research UK. To celebrate, we've brought together our most defining research stories of the year.

19 December 2025

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

First steps towards a targeted prostate cancer screening programme

The UK NSC's proposed programme would invite 45 to 61-year-old men with BRCA mutations for prostate cancer screening every two years. Here's what it means and what will happen next. The UK NSC's proposed programme would invite 45 to 61-year-old men with BRCA mutations for prostate cancer screening every two years. Here's what it means and what will happen next.

28 November 2025

• Health & Medicine

Ultra-processed foods and bowel polyps – what can the latest study tell us about bowel health?

We take a closer look at what the latest analysis from Cancer Grand Challenges team PROSPECT team tells us about UPFs and bowel polyps in under-50s. We take a closer look at what the latest analysis from Cancer Grand Challenges team PROSPECT team tells us about UPFs and bowel polyps in under-50s.

13 November 2025

• Policy & Insight

How Scotland and Wales can save thousands of lives from cancer

We've published our manifestos for cancer research and care in Scotland and Wales. They can help both countries reduce cancer death rates by 15% by 2040. We've published our manifestos for cancer research and care in Scotland and Wales. They can help both countries reduce cancer death rates by 15% by 2040.

24 September 2025

• Health & Medicine

Just half of urgently referred cancer patients are being diagnosed on time

Our analysis of Faster Diagnosis Standard data shows that the NHS is only diagnosing half of cancers on time after urgent referrals. Our analysis of Faster Diagnosis Standard data shows that the NHS is only diagnosing half of cancers on time after urgent referrals.

11 September 2025

• Health & Medicine

£450,000 given to make cervical screening more comfortable

We've awarded £457,000 to support a study in Cambridge that could be a more comfortable method of collecting potentially harmful cells from the cervix. We've awarded £457,000 to support a study in Cambridge that could be a more comfortable method of collecting potentially harmful cells from the cervix.

21 July 2025

• Health & Medicine

More work to do: Britons still smoke over 78 million cigarettes a day

A total of around 28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked in Britain every year, according to our latest study on smoking trends. A total of around 28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked in Britain every year, according to our latest study on smoking trends.

18 July 2025

• Policy & Insight

Health is wealth: tackling cancer to grow the economy

The UK economy loses £10.3bn each year due to people dying of cancer. We want policymakers to recognise that protecting people’s health isn’t a cost, it’s an investment. The UK economy loses £10.3bn each year due to people dying of cancer. We want policymakers to recognise that protecting people’s health isn’t a cost, it’s an investment.

27 June 2025

• Health & Medicine

50 years of UK cancer data: death rates down by a fifth, but cases up

For the first time, our landmark Cancer in the UK Report has tracked cancer trends across 50 years of UK data. The findings are profound. For the first time, our landmark Cancer in the UK Report has tracked cancer trends across 50 years of UK data. The findings are profound.

3 June 2025