Diagnosing cancer

• Health & Medicine

Symptom triggered testing helps doctors diagnose ovarian cancer early

Testing women with symptoms that could be linked to ovarian cancer is an effective way of finding aggressive forms of the disease in their early stages, according to research we helped fund. Testing women with symptoms that could be linked to ovarian cancer is an effective way of finding aggressive forms of the disease in their early stages, according to research we helped fund.

15 August 2024

• Policy & Insight

Why a focus on waiting time targets may neglect the poorest cancer patients

Naser Turabi, our director of evidence and implementation, explains why ensuring equitable access to cancer treatment is so crucial. Naser Turabi, our director of evidence and implementation, explains why ensuring equitable access to cancer treatment is so crucial.

22 July 2024

• Health & Medicine

HPV self-sampling could help screen one million more women for cervical cancer

More than million more women in England could take part in cervical screening over the next three years if they were offered do-it-yourself kits, according to the YouScreen trial. More than million more women in England could take part in cervical screening over the next three years if they were offered do-it-yourself kits, according to the YouScreen trial.

17 July 2024

• Health & Medicine

Cancer is the UK public’s biggest health concern

More UK adults are concerned about cancer than any other medical condition, and most people want to see a future where it can be diagnosed much earlier. More UK adults are concerned about cancer than any other medical condition, and most people want to see a future where it can be diagnosed much earlier.

15 July 2024

• Policy & Insight

Leading on Cancer: Why the next UK Government must set out a new strategy for cancer

We outline some of the highlights from our new report 'Leading on Cancer' where we set out the evidence on the role that cancer control strategies can play in improving cancer outcomes We outline some of the highlights from our new report 'Leading on Cancer' where we set out the evidence on the role that cancer control strategies can play in improving cancer outcomes

19 June 2024

• Personal Stories

Cervical screening awareness week: Four women share their cervical cancer stories

For cervical screening awareness week, four women share their personal experiences of being diagnosed with cervical cancer For cervical screening awareness week, four women share their personal experiences of being diagnosed with cervical cancer

19 June 2024

• Charity News

Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre opens

Today marks the opening of the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre, a new state-of-the-art facility in Manchester which will help experts detect cancer at an earlier stage – when there are usually more treatment options available. Today marks the opening of the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre, a new state-of-the-art facility in Manchester which will help experts detect cancer at an earlier stage – when there are usually more treatment options available.

14 June 2024

• Science & Technology

New scan technique gives children the right medulloblastoma diagnosis in minutes, not weeks

A study we helped fund means children can get the right medulloblastoma treatments faster and puts an end to the long waits for answers. A study we helped fund means children can get the right medulloblastoma treatments faster and puts an end to the long waits for answers.

10 June 2024

• Science & Technology

At-home saliva test could help diagnose prostate cancer sooner

A spit test that predicts people's genetic risk of prostate cancer could help find more cases earlier, according to the BARCODE 1 trial. A spit test that predicts people's genetic risk of prostate cancer could help find more cases earlier, according to the BARCODE 1 trial.

1 June 2024