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We help journalists, policy researchers and health commissioners to understand complex cancer statistics and find evidence-based information.

We give people the skills and confidence to talk about cancer.

We provide medical professionals with reliable and easy to understand information for their patients.

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Keep up to date with the latest statistics, evidence and information on diagnosing, treating and preventing cancer.

You can also find professional tools and early diagnosis campaigns and activities that can support your work.

Cancer statistics

Latest cancer statistics including key stats, in-depth explanations and raw data on cancer incidence, mortality, survival, risk, and diagnosis and treatment. Find data combined, by cancer type or region.

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Learning and development tools

Find learning and development resources for health professionals to support early diagnosis, referral decisions. There is guidance on best practice (NICE and safetynetting) and you can earn CPD credits.

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Early diagnosis activities

Find out about activities in the UK focusing on early diagnosis of cancer including bowel screening projects and resources, ICBP, ACE, BCOC and early diagnosis (formerly NAEDI) research conferences.

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Prevention and awareness

Help raise awareness of cancer and encourage prevention in the community. Our roadshow raises awareness, we analyse public awareness of cancer and we provide training and evidence-based information to help you feel confident talking to people about ways to reduce the risk of cancer, spot cancer early and screening.

Information for your patients

Find reliable, easy to understand information for your patients. Find information by cancer type, information about tests, diagnosis, drugs, side effects, trials and screening, how to explain urgent referral, SACT consent forms and more.

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Review of informed choice for cancer registration

Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer Support are reviewing how cancer patients in England could be better informed about the use of their data in cancer registration, and how they can choose whether their data are included.

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Latest cancer news

Cancer Research UK comments on the Government's response to the National Data Guardian Review

12 July 2017
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12 July 2017

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