There were 18.1 million new cases of cancer worldwide in 2020, it is estimated. The four most common cancers occurring worldwide are female breast, lung, bowel and prostate cancers. These four account ...

There are lots of different ways you can get involved and support Cancer Research UK. From raising money, to pledging a gift in your Will, volunteering or donating, all of us can support the research ...

About the role Right now, our 2026 TCS London Marathon participants are getting ready to take to the streets of London to raise vital funds for research into preventing, diagnosing, and treating ...

primary care to guide the management of people who present with signs and symptoms of suspected bowel cancer secondary care to support patient triage bowel cancer screening programmes to support the ...

Immunotherapy uses our immune system to fight cancer. It works by helping the immune system recognise and attack cancer cells. It is a treatment for some people with pleural mesothelioma. For pleural ...

Not all cancers are the same. Some cancers grow quickly but many grow very slowly. When you are diagnosed with some types of cancer, you might not need treatment straight away. Doctors monitor you ...

In 2014, she became one of the first Involvement Coaches, helping to shape how people affected by cancer could contribute to research and decision-making. “It was the start of a 10-year journey,” she ...

A retired electrician with no prior experience of patient involvement, he found himself navigating unfamiliar territory. He still remembers the pack he received; he refers to it as his “welcome to ...

Infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) increases the risk of some types of cancer, including stomach cancer. H. pylori causes a very small number of cancer cases in the UK. For most people, a ...

The grade of a cancer means how much the cancer cells look like normal cells. It tells your doctor how the cancer might behave. To find the grade of cancer cells, doctors take tissue samples (biopsies ...

An ultrasound scan is a procedure that uses high frequency sound waves to create a picture of a part of the inside of your body. The ultrasound scanner has a probe that gives off sound waves. The ...

Stage 3 means that the cancer has spread from the breast to the lymph nodes close to the breast, to the skin of the breast or to the chest wall. It is also called locally advanced breast cancer. The ...