Our campaigners have secured real change. We helped introduce plain cigarette packaging to protect people from tobacco harms. We pushed for more funding for cancer tests and radiotherapy machines. And we helped get children's obesity onto the political agenda.
We’ve made significant progress but there’s still more to do:
Cancer waiting times are among the worst on record, with some targets missed for over a decade.
Almost half of cancers are diagnosed at a late stage (stages 3 and 4), with little progress over the last 10 years.
The UK continues to lag behind comparable countries when it comes to cancer survival.
Explore our live campaigns and learn how you can get involved.
Cancer research breakthroughs are changing prevention, diagnosis and treatment. We’re calling on governments across the UK to remove the barriers holding back research.
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Scotland and Wales, affecting families everywhere. We're calling on all political parties to act.
Launched in 2022, we’ve campaigned for action and funding to help tackle the number one cause of cancer in the UK – smoking.
Join our community of over 50,000 online campaigners across the UK.
Take part in our community of over 200 volunteer Campaign Ambassadors helping to influence governments across the UK to take action on cancer and driving improvements for cancer in their local communities.
Find out how our past campaigns have helped make a difference.
We’re calling on the UK Government to ensure the National Cancer Plan for England is bold enough to meet the scale of the challenge that faces us.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, it was estimated that around 38,000 fewer people received vital cancer treatment, so we launched this urgent campaign
In March 2015, MPs voted in favour of plain, standard cigarette packs. This was a huge victory for public health, giving millions of children one less reason to start smoking.
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