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Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading independent charity dedicated to cancer research. We carry out scientific research to help prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. We have discovered new ways to beat cancer that together have saved hundreds of thousands of lives across the world.
More than one in three of us will get cancer at some point in our lives. Our groundbreaking work, funded almost entirely by the general public, will ensure that millions more people survive.
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Cancer Research UK and Sosei Heptares Sign Agreement to Advance Cancer Immunotherapy Candidate Into Clinical Trials
July 25 2022
Sosei Group Corporation (“the Company”; TSE: 4565), an international biopharmaceutical company and world-leader in GPCR1-focused […]
High Street Pharmacies Spot Cancers In New NHS Early Diagnosis Drive
June 15 2022
Staff in high street pharmacies will be funded to spot signs of cancer as part […]
One Million Checks Delivered By NHS ‘One Stop Shops’
June 6 2022
NHS ‘one stop shops’ have delivered over one million checks and tests since the rollout […]
Aromatase Inhibitors Cut Breast Cancer Recurrence in Younger Patients
February 11 2022
Drugs called aromatase inhibitors reduce the risk of breast cancer returning by compared with oestrogen […]
New Breast and Lung Cancer Treatments Approved in Scotland
January 21 2022
3 new cancer treatments have now been approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for […]
Targeted Drug Recommended to Treat Some Advanced Lung Cancer Patients
November 26 2021
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the use of selpercatinib (Retevmo) for […]
Immunotherapy Approved for Some People with Oesophageal Cancer on NHS in England
October 21 2021
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the use of the […]
New Chemotherapy-free Treatment for Bowel Cancer Made Available in Scotland
September 16 2021
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for some adults with bowel cancer that’s […]
New Drug Combo for Advanced Breast Cancer Approved for NHS in England
August 13 2021
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the use of a […]
New Option to Treat Advanced Oesophageal Cancer Approved for NHS in Scotland
August 11 2021
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo) for patients with a type […]
First Treatment Approved in England for Advanced Bile Duct Cancer
July 22 2021
The drug pemigatinib (Pemazyre) will now be an option for people with a rare type of bile […]
‘Never Done Before’ AI Study Could Improve Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
May 10 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially be used to aid early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and […]
DNA: New Method Analyses Changes with ‘Unprecedented Accuracy’
April 30 2021
Scientists have developed a new sequencing method to study changes in the DNA of any […]