Cancer

Smoking is linked to at least 15 different types of cancer, as I outlined in this article. As if this wasn’t alarming enough, we also know that smoking is the single largest driver of health inequalities in England. Around 30,000 extra cases of cancer in the UKeach year can be attributed to economic deprivation, and

Cancer Research UK launched its EDI strategy two years ago, making a commitment to being transparent about progress and challenges. Today the charity has published its gender and ethnicity pay gap reports. The gender pay gap is the difference in average pay between all females and males, and the ethnicity pay gap is calculated by

You may not have realised there is a vibrant circuit of conferences and events for the research integrity community. Here, Catherine Winchester tells us how this really has helped shape the way she delivers research integrity – and why these events are crying out for researcher input… As a research scientist I found going to

You may have heard about a new study into contraception and cancer recently. New information about cancer risks can be hard to apply to everyday life, and headlines about this paper are highlighting some alarming-looking numbers. If you or someone you’re close to uses hormonal contraception, there’s a chance you’re asking what the latest findings

Despite having recently announced a new 5-year Major Conditions Strategy, ambitions to help prevent more cancers through clear public health measures have to date, been noticeably absent from the Secretary of State, Steve Barclay’s plans for healthcare. In a three-part series, Cancer Research UK’s Dr Ian Walker, reminds us why we need to keep our

Our new trustees, Hitesh Thakrar (left) and Rakshit Kapoor (right) Cancer Research UK today announced the appointments of Rakshit Kapoor and Hitesh Thakrar to its Council of Trustees, the charity’s board of directors. Teye Mkushi, Jazz Thind and Janet Ryan have also been appointed as non-Trustee committee members. The Council of Trustees plays a vital

As a golf coach and pro, Lysa Jones is used to competing at the highest level and drawing on the mental resilience that she’s gained through years of rigorous sports training. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019, Lysa, 51, found that she could deploy the same resilience to help her cope with

Credit: PA images As we saw today, the Spring Budget is a key moment in the political calendar for health and research because it is one of the major moments where the entire landscape can change in an hour-long speech. Though the Chancellor has a plethora of economic plates to spin, we at Cancer Research

From left: Dr Catherine Elliott (Director of research and partnership at Cancer Research UK), Michelle Mitchell (Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK) and Tracy de Groose (Trustee of Cancer Research UK) March 8th marked International Women’s Day, and to celebrate we hosted our annual Women of Influence Fellow’s Meeting at the Royal Society in London.

From clonal evolution to metastasis and cachexia, Mariam Jamal-Hanjani has taken on some serious challenges during her research journey. We spoke to her and asked her to reflect on a career embedded in large-scale, collaborative and ambitious projects… The work cancer researchers undertake has incredible ambition. Perhaps understandable then, that it’s so often described in

Excellent patient and public involvement (PPI) plays an essential role in health and social care research. Members of the public, as those benefiting from research, should have a say in decisions that impact them. Their perspective and lived experience can increase the relevance, impact and quality of research. That’s why Cancer Research UK has been

How does weight impact cancer risk? What can we do to make breakthrough immunotherapies work for more people? And why are viruses that infected our ancestors millions of years ago contributing to how cancers develop today? Those are some of the biggest questions in cancer research. Answering them won’t be easy, but it has the

Twenty nine years and still going strong! When I was finishing up nursing school in 1994, computers were a novelty. I still researched my school papers using the card catalogue and email was just starting to gain popularity. In a small office at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Joel Goldwein was playing around with creating

New analysis, published today by Cancer Research UK, has revealed that up to 75,000 GP appointments could be freed up each month in England if the UK Government put an end to smoking. Smoking remains the biggest cause of cancer and death and uses a considerable amount of NHS resource, the charity said. The analysis

Every year, our Cancer Awareness Roadshow sets off around the country to talk to people about cancer whilst they are out and about. They chat to people in the street, in community venues and even at big events like Pride. At the same time, our Cancer Awareness in the Workplace team are visiting busy workplaces

This blog shares some ways to tell if a new or existing lump could be a sarcoma and, if so, what steps you should take next. If you are not sure, see your primary care provider. What is Sarcoma? A sarcoma is a type of cancer that forms in bone or soft tissues like muscle, nerves, fat,

Breast cancer cells might use bioelectric signals to influence their behaviour. NIH / CC BY-NC 2.0 You’re electric. Not in a charge-via-USB, keep-away-from-water kind of way – but electric all the same. We all are. Electricity is a big part of how our bodies work. Our cells need to keep certain chemicals inside and push

Of all the tricky-to-fix research integrity issues researchers contend with, making your research accessible to those with colour blindness is actually quite an easy fix. Not only that, says Dr Andrew Porter, it shows care and respect to all readers of your work, and that can only be a good thing… It’s a classic kid’s

©Shuttershock Vaccinations (vaccines) have been a game changer in the medical world and human health. They’ve helped protect us from measles and mumps, polio, and most recently COVID-19. They’ve even eradicated smallpox, one of the deadliest diseases in human history. Can they do something similar for cancer? Many vaccines are made from weakened or harmless

Cancer cells divide faster than healthy cells. Every time that happens, ecDNA can push them to evolve. ©Shutterstock/Christoph Burgstedt We’re working out how cancers evolve. And we’re evolving our research to stop them. We’ve known why cancers evolve for a long time: it’s the way they grow, survive and resist treatment. It’s a big part

Gliomas are a type of brain tumour that originate in cells called glial cells. As with most brain tumours, surgery is the most common treatment option for gliomas. But brain surgery is understandably invasive, and can’t always remove the whole tumour, meaning it often has to be followed up with other treatments. If we can

Treating brain tumours means finding ways to kill mutated cells like these without harming healthy ones. ©2011 Michael Bonert. CC BY-SA 3.0. Temozolomide, a chemotherapy drug discovered and developed by our scientists, changed brain tumour treatment forever. That’s not overselling it. Temozolomide was the first drug to improve survival for people with the most common

Photographer: John Nicholson Why don’t we have more female scientists in leadership roles? Late last year, this question was brought into sharp focus again for me when we celebrated Cancer Grand Challenges’ Professor Carolyn Bertozzi receiving the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. It was a momentous achievement that we are hugely proud of but Carolyn, being

Dr Jacqui Marshall reports back from the Eureka international course on translational medicine in Sicily. Insight from industry experts, the importance of patient advocates and even a spot of well-earned gelato – Jacqui gives us a real flavour of this incredible opportunity… not to mention the ice cream. Winding streets, a historical palace and patchy

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word ‘virus’? If I had to guess, I would say you’re thinking about something negative. Most likely an illness of some kind. And, of course, that’s a reasonable answer. But what if I told you we can use viruses as a treatment for

Kizi Kamasho Every year around 55,500 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer. But as intensive care nurse Kizi Kamasho discovered, the disease also affects approximately 380 men. Kizi and his wife Emma share the challenges they faced when he was diagnosed with a cancer that predominantly affects the opposite sex: a whirlwind

Michelle Mitchell, chief executive of Cancer Research UK Michelle Mitchell, chief executive of Cancer Research UK Saturday was World Cancer Day, for which the theme was ‘closing the gap in cancer care’ – a topic that is sadly, only too relevant to the UK. The 2022 parliamentary inquiry into cancer care has shown that England

Everyone in the UK is likely to feel the impact of cancer in their lifetime. That could be through facing a diagnosis themselves, or because a loved one or friend is affected. And ahead of World Cancer Day 2023, we’ve published a new report that shows that the impact of cancer for people in the