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Getting ahead of cancer: our 2024 research highlights

The advances we made in 2024 are helping turn cancer from a disease doctors diagnose and treat to one we can seek out and stop. Here are some of our biggest stories from the past 12 months. The advances we made in 2024 are helping turn cancer from a disease doctors diagnose and treat to one we can seek out and stop. Here are some of our biggest stories from the past 12 months.

by Sadaf Shafaghmotlagh, Tim Gunn | In depth | 17 December 2024

17 December 2024

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Almost 668,000 lives have been saved from lung cancer in the UK since the 1970s, according to our latest analysis. We're working to save more. Almost 668,000 lives have been saved from lung cancer in the UK since the 1970s, according to our latest analysis. We're working to save more.

by Tim Gunn | News | 14 November 2024

14 November 2024

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Varenicline has been shown to work as well as vapes and better than nicotine patches. It could prevent 9,500 deaths in the next five years. Varenicline has been shown to work as well as vapes and better than nicotine patches. It could prevent 9,500 deaths in the next five years.

by Tim Gunn | News | 12 November 2024

12 November 2024

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Today the new Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which aims to bring forward legislation to help reduce smoking rates, was introduced to Parliament. Today the new Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which aims to bring forward legislation to help reduce smoking rates, was introduced to Parliament.

by Alizee Froguel | Analysis | 5 November 2024

5 November 2024

Microscopic images of pleural fluid cytology of a small cell oat cell carcinoma
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12 ways we’ve influenced progress in lung cancer 

From uncovering some of the causes of lung cancer, through to contributing to drugs used to treat it, here are 12 ways we have worked towards progress in lung cancer. From uncovering some of the causes of lung cancer, through to contributing to drugs used to treat it, here are 12 ways we have worked towards progress in lung cancer.

by Amy Warnock | 31 October 2024

31 October 2024

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That Cancer Conversation podcast - Can I inherit cancer?

Welcome to another episode of Cancer Research UK's podcast, That Cancer Conversation. It's been 30 years since the discovery of BRCA genes, and to celebrate Sophie speaks to Professor Mike Stratton, who led the discovery of BRCA2, and a family who has the BRCA2 mutation. Welcome to another episode of Cancer Research UK's podcast, That Cancer Conversation. It's been 30 years since the discovery of BRCA genes, and to celebrate Sophie speaks to Professor Mike Stratton, who led the discovery of BRCA2, and a family who has the BRCA2 mutation.

by Cancer Research UK | Podcast | 30 October 2024

30 October 2024

This entry is part 22 of 22 in the series That Cancer Conversation
Lina speaks to Dr Hugo De La Pena who is looking at cancer scans on a computer screen

Lina tells the story of how a newly available targeted drug helped slow down the growth of faulty BRCA-driven cancer in her body, giving her more time to spend with her loved ones. Lina tells the story of how a newly available targeted drug helped slow down the growth of faulty BRCA-driven cancer in her body, giving her more time to spend with her loved ones.

by Elisa Mitchell, Amy Warnock | Personal stories | 28 October 2024

28 October 2024

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New research that we funded has revealed that more than 127,000 18–25-year-olds start smoking tobacco regularly each year in the UK – that's around 350 per day. New research that we funded has revealed that more than 127,000 18–25-year-olds start smoking tobacco regularly each year in the UK – that's around 350 per day.

by Amy Warnock | News | 25 October 2024

25 October 2024