Cancer

Often unsung, but always vital, the importance of the materials and methods needed to make research happen is hard to overstate. Here’s how Cancer Research UK is making it easier for the cancer research community to both contribute and access research tools through our latest initiative – CancerTools.org Enhancing our understanding of cancer is core

As the AACR conference gets underway, a group of UK cancer researchers have been named their Team Science Award winners for work that has transformed treatment for many patients with breast cancer. We spoke to team leader, Professor Andrew Tutt, about how you build a successful scientific team, the importance of translation and why you

Image Credit: Leicester Royal Infirmary EM Department Sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy) is not being recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for use in England as a treatment for some people with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Clinical trials reveal that the targeted treatment is proven to help treat aggressive TNBC in patients

Vivian Li, group leader of the stem cell and cancer biology lab at the Francis Crick Institute, talks tumours, how she aims to target them – and why female researchers need to aim big. Written by Natalie Grover for The Guardian Vivian Li from the Francis Crick Institute. Credit: Dave Guttridge Vivian Li likes to

Welcome to our newest blog series, “Five Questions With…”  In this series, we will highlight the unsung heroes that make healthcare work. From guest services to the phlebotomist, the pet therapy volunteer, and the environmental services workers.  These individuals enhance our experiences when we are getting care and highlight human connection and support. Thank you for all

Cancer survival is a key measure of the effectiveness of healthcare systems. In the UK, the fact that people are less likely to survive their cancer when compared to people in other, similar countries, has been an important driver of reform and investment in healthcare. International differences in how likely people are to survive cancer

Patients who are at a higher risk of their lung cancer returning can be identified by a personalised blood test that is performed after treatment, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. Scientists at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute used a personalised blood test for patients, which is a type of liquid biopsy

This is the second instalment of our series on health inequalities, where we explore the unfair and avoidable differences in cancer incidence and outcomes across society. Our first post looked at what health inequalities are, and how we can reduce them. In this piece, we investigate what’s behind differences in smoking with Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Associate

Welcome to our newest blog series, “Five Questions With…”  In this series, we will highlight the unsung heroes that make healthcare work. From guest services to the phlebotomist, the pet therapy volunteer, and the environmental services workers.  These individuals enhance our experiences when we are getting care and highlight human connection and support. Thank you for all

How to check for breast or testicular cancer gets searched online thousands of times a month. It’s understandable that this is something that people are looking for answers to, when it’s well known that early diagnosis saves lives. But our advice on how to check your body for cancer may not be what you are

Part of getting involved in advocacy and action is learning more about the disease and cause you are advocating for to improve research, treatment development, supportive care, and resources. Multiple myeloma is often a cancer very few have heard of, but once it touches you, you never forget it – as it has for Michael

Following an incredible response to the launch of our refreshed research strategy last week, we take the opportunity to answer some questions from the research community Last week we launched our refreshed Research Strategy. It sets out our scientific priorities and how we will work with you, our world-class research community, to achieve this. It

Welcome to our newest blog series, “Five Questions With…”  In this series, we will highlight the unsung heroes that make healthcare work. From guest services, to the phlebotomist, the pet therapy volunteer and the environmental services workers.  These individuals enhance our experiences when we are getting care and highlight human connection and support. Thank you for all

Cancer Research Matters is a new podcast from Cancer Research UK featuring some of the incredible researchers behind cancer research. Cancer Research Matters provokes conversation around cancer science, how it shapes our understanding of the disease and the challenges we face as we develop therapies. The first series focusses on the 20th anniversary of CRUK

Medical debt is the largest source of personal debt in the US. Two-thirds of all personal bankruptcies are due to medical bills. About 115 million Americans under 65 report issues with medical bills, have skipped medical care due to cost, or have been uninsured/underinsured. As a result, more and more Americans are seeing their credit

It was around 8.30pm on March 23, 2020 when the heart-sinking notification popped up on my phone,” Martin Ledwick, Cancer Research UK’s Head Information Nurse recalls. “PM Boris Johnson announces country-wide lockdown. For myself and my team of nurses, this meant taking our cancer helpline home. Little did we know the challenges that the following

Forty years ago, hints of a new component of the immune system caused a stir. As the initial controversy turned into therapeutic promise, the importance of translating this research for the treatment of cancer became very clear. Here, we chart the story of gamma delta T cells from discovery to clinical trials… “This leads me

As the world stands on the brink of a revolution in its understanding of cancer – with new technologies and growing global networks transforming what’s possible – we want to go further and faster than ever before. In our 20th anniversary year, it’s been inspiring to hear the real-life accounts of people who our work

Welcome to our newest blog series, “Five Questions With…”  In this series, we will highlight the unsung heroes that make healthcare work. From guest services to the phlebotomist, the pet therapy volunteer, and the environmental services workers.  These individuals enhance our experiences when we are getting care and highlight human connection and support. Thank you

“Over the last 30 years or so, I have noticed an increase in the number of young, fit people, who don’t have the associated risk factors, being diagnosed with bowel cancer,” says Dr Leslie Samuel, consultant oncologist in NHS Grampian. “It got me thinking about whether antibiotic use could be a contributing factor towards these

Cancer waiting times provide data on the waiting times of people being seen by a specialist and treated for cancer by the NHS. These figures have been important in offering clear expectations of how long people being urgently referred for suspected cancer should wait to see a specialist for the first time and for all

Race for Life is an inspiring series of 3k, 5k, 10k, Pretty Muddy and Pretty Muddy Kids events which raise millions of pounds every year to help beat cancer. We’re proud to say that our partner Tesco is supporting us for an incredible 21st year and this spring, they’ve got lots of activities to help