• Health & Medicine

Breakthrough international trial launches to tackle young people’s cancers

A pioneering trial from Cancer Grand Challenges team NexTGen is testing whether their cutting-edge new therapy can help treat children and young people with solid tumours by harnessing the immune system. A pioneering trial from Cancer Grand Challenges team NexTGen is testing whether their cutting-edge new therapy can help treat children and young people with solid tumours by harnessing the immune system.

8 April 2026

• Science & Technology
• Charity News

Bowelbabe Fund celebrates raising £20m by announcing the Bowelbabe Vaccine

The Bowelbabe Fund has raised more that £20 million and has announced the next wave of funded projects, including the Bowelbabe Vaccine. The Bowelbabe Fund has raised more that £20 million and has announced the next wave of funded projects, including the Bowelbabe Vaccine.

2 April 2026

• Health & Medicine

Study inspired by Sarah Harding identifies early breast cancer in Manchester mum

Sarah Harding's dying wish was to help researchers find new ways of spotting breast cancer sooner. BCAN-RAY is doing just that. Sarah Harding's dying wish was to help researchers find new ways of spotting breast cancer sooner. BCAN-RAY is doing just that.

31 March 2026

• Science & Technology

Using the brain's immune system to stop children's brain tumours

A discovery at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute could lead to an immunotherapy for treating multiple types of brain tumours in children and young people. A discovery at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute could lead to an immunotherapy for treating multiple types of brain tumours in children and young people.

18 March 2026

• Health & Medicine

Reducing the side effects of hormone therapy for prostate cancer: the ENHANCE trial

We’re launching a £3.2 million clinical trial to help men with advanced prostate cancer by reducing the side effects of hormone therapy. We’re launching a £3.2 million clinical trial to help men with advanced prostate cancer by reducing the side effects of hormone therapy.

9 March 2026

• Personal Stories

International Women’s Day 2026: Championing women in cancer research

For International Women's Day, we're celebrating three of our amazing scientists and their work in cancer research. For International Women's Day, we're celebrating three of our amazing scientists and their work in cancer research.

8 March 2026

• Science & Technology

Good vibrations: how sound waves could help detect prostate cancer

Our researchers are using sound waves to help doctors detect prostate cancer using blood tests and urine tests. Our researchers are using sound waves to help doctors detect prostate cancer using blood tests and urine tests.

26 February 2026

• Science & Technology

Uncovering the special trap that steroids set for glioblastoma

Our researchers have found that steroids, vital tools for managing brain tumour symptoms, could also make glioblastomas vulnerable to a special diet. Our researchers have found that steroids, vital tools for managing brain tumour symptoms, could also make glioblastomas vulnerable to a special diet.

20 February 2026

• Health & Medicine

NHS increasing bowel cancer screening sensitivity in England

NHS England has announced it will up the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening tests, a change that should help save more lives from the country's second leading cause of cancer death. NHS England has announced it will up the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening tests, a change that should help save more lives from the country's second leading cause of cancer death.

26 January 2026

• Health & Medicine

Thousands more men in England offered abiraterone, one of our prostate cancer treatment breakthroughs

An estimated 7,000 more men in England with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer will now be eligible for abiraterone each year. An estimated 7,000 more men in England with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer will now be eligible for abiraterone each year.

16 January 2026

• 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