Press office
Contact the press office
Please note, this page is for journalists. If you are looking for general information about Cancer Research UK, help with fundraising or to find out how to support the charity, please call our Supporter Services on 0300 123 1022 or visit our contact us page.
If you would like to become a media volunteer and share your story with us, visit these pages.
Our Press team
We publicise the charity's world class scientific and medical research along with the cancer prevention campaigns carried out by Cancer Research UK.
The team also provides comment on clinical and prevention research from around the world as well as other cancer developments in the wider scientific community.
We also act as the press office for Cancer Research UK Commercial Partnerships.
Regional contacts (including Devolved Nations)
If you are a journalist working in the English regions or Devolved Nations, please contact your local press officer from the list below:
Scotland
Linda Summerhayes 07824 600540 linda.summerhayes@cancer.org.uk
Lisa Adams 07713 687200 lisa.adams@cancer.org.uk
Graeme Sneddon (science) 07818 421467 graeme.sneddon@cancer.org.uk
Northern Ireland
Jean Walsh (Not Fri) 07887 678451 jean.walsh@cancer.org.uk
Wales
Ruth Amies 07786 704571 ruth.amies@cancer.org.uk
North West
Greater Manchester Cheshire Merseyside Lancashire Cumbria Isle of Man
Jane Bullock 07810 505535 jane.bullock@cancer.org.uk
Anna Taylor 07467 337109 anna.taylor@cancer.org.uk
North East, Yorkshire & North Midlands
Tyne & Wear Co Durham Cleveland Northumberland Teesside North Yorkshire
Lisa Millett 07900 137935 lisa.millett@cancer.org.uk
West Yorkshire South Yorkshire East Yorkshire Derbyshire Nottinghamshire
Nicki Embleton 07775 916502 nicki.embleton@cancer.org.uk
Midlands
West Midlands Warwickshire Shropshire Staffordshire Herefordshire Worcestershire Leicestershire
Paula Young (Not Wed) 07786 510438 centralpress@cancer.org.uk
Jane Redman (Not Mon) 07918 650670 centralpress@cancer.org.uk
East
Lincolnshire Northamptonshire Cambridgeshire Suffolk Norfolk Essex
Patrick Keely 07467 337112 patrick.keely@cancer.org.uk
South Central & West
Hampshire Dorset Isle of Wight Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire Bedfordshire Berkshire Oxfordshire Wiltshire
Jenny Makin 07768 987925 jenny.makin@cancer.org.uk
Oxfordshire Wiltshire Gloucestershire Avon & Somerset Devon Cornwall
Alison Birkett (Not Mon) 07918 653002 alison.birkett@cancer.org.uk
London & South East
Greater London Kent Surrey East Sussex West Sussex Channel Islands
Lynn Daly 07766 070705 lynn.daly@cancer.org.uk
Digital News Team
Our digital news team – which is separate from our press office – manages the Cancer Research UK news and analysis site. These articles cover new developments in cancer research, health and policy, and cast a critical eye over coverage in the wider media.
Our news stories are often produced in collaboration with PA Media Group or other third party agencies – Cancer Research UK has full and active editorial control of this process, but the comments and opinions contained therein do not reflect those of Cancer Research UK unless explicitly stated.
If you have a query about any of these articles, you can contact the editorial team on newsfeed@cancer.org.uk. Please note this address does not reach the Press Office, see above for their contact details.
Cancer statistics
Cancer Research UK provides cancer incidence, mortality and survival statistics and information on cancer causes and treatment.