Cancer prevention policy

Across the diverse audience of cancer researchers, health policy professionals, government officials and cancer survivors there was a common desire at the World Cancer Congress: to make up for lost time. 

With budgets being squeezed by inflation, Jeremy Hunt announced measures to increase tax intakes and put a lid on public spending. But what does it mean for people affected by cancer? 

Research from the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership has found a link between cancer policy consistency over time and survival for six cancer types

In the last 2 years, our partner, the Nepal Development Research Institute, have successfully advocated for increases in tobacco tax in Nepal.

It’s known that people from more deprived backgrounds are more likely to get cancer. New analysis from Cancer Research UK…

Focusing on cancer prevention globally is essential; we cannot say we have beaten cancer until we have beaten it everywhere.

For some, a world where cigarettes don’t exist might be difficult to imagine. Less than 30 years ago it would’ve…

We hear from four of our Campaigns Ambassadors in Scotland about what they want to see in a new, comprehensive 10-Year Cancer Plan

From restricting sunbed use for under 18s, to banning smoking at work and in public places, here are 4 ways we’ve influenced cancer policy and made real change.

New review sets out a roadmap the UK Government should follow to close the health inequality gap and end smoking in England.