Cancer Research UK has appointed Professor Mariam Jamal-Hanjani as its new chief clinician. She will take up the role on 6 ...

We eat differently, work differently and play differently than the people who were here just a couple of generations before us, in environments they might struggle to recognise. And while we tend to ...

CanRisk could help doctors identify women who would benefit from starting breast screening earlier. What if all it took to understand your risk of one of the most common types of cancer was a computer ...

Everyone deserves the chance to live a long and healthy life, free from the fear of cancer. But people living in the most deprived areas of the UK have higher cancer rates than those in the least ...

How do you like your tea? No, we’re not asking how much milk you take, but rather, how hot you like to drink it. A new study from the University of Oxford suggests that people who reported drinking ...

Over the last financial year, Cancer Research UK has continued to make significant progress in its mission to beat cancer, according to its latest Annual Report and Accounts, published today. Thanks ...

Brian took part in our STAR-TREC trial. Around 4,100 people in England are told they have early-stage rectal cancer each year – people like Brian, a 69-year-old from Birmingham, who went his GP after ...

Congratulations on the award! What gives you optimism about the future of prevention research? What gives me great optimism is that now we are advancing our understanding to see that cancer is not ...

Every year, the world’s cancer researchers gather in Chicago for the biggest date in their calendar: the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting. ASCO is where cancer scientists ...

Prostate Cancer cell image taken using a Scanning Electron Microscope. Credit: LRI EM Unit The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has recommended that all UK nations implement targeted prostate ...

Warmer weather means people are more likely to head outdoors to enjoy the sun. But with skin cancer cases on the rise across the UK, it’s important to stay sun safe while making the most of the balmy ...

Cancer Research UK's research and campaigning helped make the Tobacco and Vapes Act possible. Parliament has passed the Tobacco and Vapes Act, starting the process of phasing out the legal sale of ...