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"What changed when I was diagnosed with cancer"

Four teenagers and young adults tell us what it's like to receive a lifechanging cancer diagnosis while your life is still taking shape. Four teenagers and young adults tell us what it's like to receive a lifechanging cancer diagnosis while your life is still taking shape.

4 April 2025

• Science & Technology

£5.5m research funding to transform bowel cancer care

Along with our partners, we've committed £5.5m in funding to form a world-leading research team tasked with making personalised medicine a reality for people with bowel cancer. Along with our partners, we've committed £5.5m in funding to form a world-leading research team tasked with making personalised medicine a reality for people with bowel cancer.

31 March 2025

• Policy & Insight

A key milestone passed: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill completes Report Stage and Third Reading Stage in the House of Commons

After hours of debate in the House of Commons, MPs have voted in favour of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill during its Third Reading. After hours of debate in the House of Commons, MPs have voted in favour of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill during its Third Reading.

27 March 2025

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• Health & Medicine
• Charity News

Our Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month research roundup

Around 2,200 teenagers and young adults are diagnosed with cancer in the UK every year. For Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month, we're highlighting some of the ways we're working to help them. Around 2,200 teenagers and young adults are diagnosed with cancer in the UK every year. For Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month, we're highlighting some of the ways we're working to help them.

26 March 2025

• Charity News

Cancer Research UK releases 2024 gender and ethnicity pay gap reports

As part of our continued commitment to remaining transparent about our progress and challenges, today we’ve published our gender and ethnicity pay gap reports for the reporting period of April 2023 to April 2024. As part of our continued commitment to remaining transparent about our progress and challenges, today we’ve published our gender and ethnicity pay gap reports for the reporting period of April 2023 to April 2024.

25 March 2025

• Health & Medicine

Manchester scientists discover simple blood test to spot skin cancer returning

Our DETECTION-2 trial will test a blood test developed by our researchers in Manchester to see if it can help spot signs that melanoma may return Our DETECTION-2 trial will test a blood test developed by our researchers in Manchester to see if it can help spot signs that melanoma may return

20 March 2025

• Policy & Insight

Research clusters: How the Industrial Strategy can enhance the UK life sciences ecosystems

Today we've published a new report outlining our expertise in building research clusters and how they can boost the UK R&D landscape Today we've published a new report outlining our expertise in building research clusters and how they can boost the UK R&D landscape

12 March 2025

• Science & Technology
• Personal Stories

International Women’s Day 2025: Celebrating women in cancer research

For International Women's Day 2025, we're celebrating three inspirational women and the contributions they have made to cancer research For International Women's Day 2025, we're celebrating three inspirational women and the contributions they have made to cancer research

8 March 2025

• Health & Medicine

Cancer death rates almost 60% higher in UK’s most deprived areas

Our new report, Cancer in the UK 2025: Socioeconomic deprivation, shows that cancer death rates are nearly 60% higher for people living in the most deprived areas of the UK, with around 28,400 extra cancer deaths each year linked to socioeconomic inequality. Our new report, Cancer in the UK 2025: Socioeconomic deprivation, shows that cancer death rates are nearly 60% higher for people living in the most deprived areas of the UK, with around 28,400 extra cancer deaths each year linked to socioeconomic inequality.

21 February 2025

• Health & Medicine

74,000 cancer patients not treated on time in 2024

New analysis has shown that last year, 74,000 cancer patients didn’t start their treatment on time. That's enough people to fill the O2 arena almost four times over. New analysis has shown that last year, 74,000 cancer patients didn’t start their treatment on time. That's enough people to fill the O2 arena almost four times over.

13 February 2025

• Science & Technology

Two new partners join the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection for its next phase

Today we’re excited to announce the addition of two new partners for the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection as it moves into its next phase.   Today we’re excited to announce the addition of two new partners for the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection as it moves into its next phase.  

13 February 2025