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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.

by Fiona Scott | News | 31 March 2025

31 March 2025

Head shots of Dr Lian Ni Lee, Sânziana Foia and Professor Christine Harrison

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

by Amy Warnock | In depth | 8 March 2025

8 March 2025

Two Cancer Research UK researchers working at a lab bench.

We're launching our updated Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy, outlining our renewed ambitions for the next five years. It will play a vital role in helping us achieve our vision of a world where everybody lives longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer. We're launching our updated Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy, outlining our renewed ambitions for the next five years. It will play a vital role in helping us achieve our vision of a world where everybody lives longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer.

by Tim Gunn | News | 20 November 2024

20 November 2024

Yinka and Kola Bokinni holding Stand Up To Cancer donation jars

Every two years we fund exciting new projects through the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) campaign. Learn more about SU2C and some of our previous research projects in this new SU2C series. Every two years we fund exciting new projects through the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) campaign. Learn more about SU2C and some of our previous research projects in this new SU2C series.

by Nisharnthi Duggan | Analysis | 24 October 2024

24 October 2024

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Stand Up To Cancer research
Researchers working in the lab at CRUK's Scotland Institute

Over the last financial year, Cancer Research UK has made significant steps towards achieving its vision of bringing about a world where everyone can live longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer, as outlined in the charity’s latest Annual Report and Accounts, which were published today. Over the last financial year, Cancer Research UK has made significant steps towards achieving its vision of bringing about a world where everyone can live longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer, as outlined in the charity’s latest Annual Report and Accounts, which were published today.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 11 September 2024

11 September 2024

Microscopy image of Hodgkin's lymphoma

Since the 1970s, our work has helped double children's cancer survival in the UK. Here are some of our biggest achievements from the last 50 years that wouldn't have been possible without the support of our partners and supporters. Since the 1970s, our work has helped double children's cancer survival in the UK. Here are some of our biggest achievements from the last 50 years that wouldn't have been possible without the support of our partners and supporters.

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 3 September 2024

3 September 2024

Cancer Research UK scientists working in a lab at the Francis Crick Institute

With annual visa costs for our institutes projected to rise by 44% this year, we’re calling on the new UK Government to reverse the increases and focus on attracting the world-leading scientists we need to deliver life saving, economy-boosting research. With annual visa costs for our institutes projected to rise by 44% this year, we’re calling on the new UK Government to reverse the increases and focus on attracting the world-leading scientists we need to deliver life saving, economy-boosting research.

by Emma Cattermole | Analysis | 25 July 2024

25 July 2024

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series International researchers
People at a party wearing party hats

In this third and final article in this special series about our PPI project ‘How can we share research together? A co-creation project to make scientific research more accessible’ we hear from one of the patient representatives who took part in the project, Holly Spencer. Here Holly reflects on her diagnosis, her interest in patient and public involvement and her experience of being part of this project. In this third and final article in this special series about our PPI project ‘How can we share research together? A co-creation project to make scientific research more accessible’ we hear from one of the patient representatives who took part in the project, Holly Spencer. Here Holly reflects on her diagnosis, her interest in patient and public involvement and her experience of being part of this project.

by Holly Spencer | Personal stories | 11 June 2024

11 June 2024

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series How can we share research together?
An informational sheet highlighting how radiotherapy can be used to make radiotherapy in children more precise

A graphic designer shares their perspective on a recent patient and public involvement project during which an accessible information sheet based on a journal paper was co-created A graphic designer shares their perspective on a recent patient and public involvement project during which an accessible information sheet based on a journal paper was co-created

by Gill Brown | Analysis | 4 June 2024

4 June 2024

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series How can we share research together?