Causes of cancer

• 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

• Health & Medicine

Welsh Senedd Members vote to pass food promotion legislation

Today, Senedd Members voted to bring in new laws to help make it easier to choose healthier food and drink options in Wales. Today, Senedd Members voted to bring in new laws to help make it easier to choose healthier food and drink options in Wales.

25 March 2025

• Health & Medicine

Smoking rates falling fastest in the North of England, but progress is slowing

A new study that we funded has revealed that smoking rates have fallen more quickly in the North of England compared to other regions. A new study that we funded has revealed that smoking rates have fallen more quickly in the North of England compared to other regions.

19 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

• Science & Technology

£10m funding for new programme to help identify individual cancer risk

Today, Cancer Research UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are announcing £10 million to create the Cancer Data-Driven Detection programme, which aims to use data to identify individual cancer risk. Today, Cancer Research UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are announcing £10 million to create the Cancer Data-Driven Detection programme, which aims to use data to identify individual cancer risk.

22 January 2025

• Health & Medicine

Death rates from liver cancer double in the last 20 years

New analysis from our Cancer Intelligence team reveals that liver cancer death rates in the UK are almost twice as high as they were 20 years ago, making the disease the fastest rising cause of cancer death in the country. New analysis from our Cancer Intelligence team reveals that liver cancer death rates in the UK are almost twice as high as they were 20 years ago, making the disease the fastest rising cause of cancer death in the country.

15 January 2025

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• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

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.

17 December 2024

• Policy & Insight

Bringing our stories to Westminster – how our Campaigns Ambassadors are championing a smokefree UK

Last week more than 75 of our Campaigns Ambassadors gathered for Parliament Day to show their support for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. Last week more than 75 of our Campaigns Ambassadors gathered for Parliament Day to show their support for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

3 December 2024

• Personal Stories

"There really is hope after cancer”: Four people share their experience of lung cancer

For lung cancer awareness month, four people who have experienced lung cancer share their stories. For lung cancer awareness month, four people who have experienced lung cancer share their stories.

29 November 2024

• Policy & Insight

MPs vote in favour of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its Second Reading

Today marked the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in Parliament, where MPs were able to vote on the Bill for the first time. So what's next? Today marked the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in Parliament, where MPs were able to vote on the Bill for the first time. So what's next?

26 November 2024

• Health & Medicine

100 lives saved from lung cancer every day

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.

14 November 2024