Our research
Cara McCormick, now in remission, signed up for a breast cancer clinical trial called Aphinity in 2012 to take a different combination of drugs which “wouldn’t have been available 20 years ago”.
Our research
Thanks to supporters like you we have saved millions of lives by discovering new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. Over the past century, our researchers have made consistent progress in the fight against cancer, and survival rates have doubled over the past 40 years.
Find out more about our research near you, by cancer type, or by cancer subject.
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We receive no government funding for our research. Our life-saving work relies on the money you give us.
Research helped Cara beat breast cancer
“It’s a fabulous privilege to be a scientist”
Professor Duncan Baird is a researcher at Cardiff University. His research helps us understand how instability in our DNA leads to cancer.
Success for Reverse the Odds
An app which is helping Oxford scientists to analyse tumour samples has been named as one of the world’s 100 most inspiring ventures. The game was awarded the honour by the Nominet Trust.
Our research history
We’ve made major progress towards beating cancer since we started back in 1902.
Our strategy to beat cancer sooner
Our vision is to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.Our new strategy will give us the foundations we need to tackle the challenges ahead.