We have 17 areas of research you can choose to fund online. From bowel cancer to children’s cancers or simply where the need is greatest.
For every pound we receive, 81p is available to beat cancer.
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in the UK. Each year around 49,200 people are diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK, and the disease claims around 34,800 lives.
Each year, around 1,900 children are diagnosed with cancer in the UK. Thanks to major advances in research, eight in ten children with cancer now survive their disease for ten years or more.
With more than 150 women diagnosed every day, breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. And, although rarer, around 390 men are also diagnosed with breast cancer every year.
Bowel cancer
Brain tumours
Breast cancer
Children's cancers
Developing better treatments
Diagnosing cancer early
Leukaemia
Lung cancer
Lymphoma
Oesophageal cancer
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Preventing cancer
Prostate cancer
Rare cancers
Skin cancer
Where the need is greater
This is just a selection of the research we do, and you can fundraise to beat all cancers. If the cancer research that means the most to you isn't listed, see more at the link below.
Discover lots of quick and easy ideas, as well as fun things you can do at work or with friends.
Create an account and set up your Giving Page. It's the easiest way for people to donate to your fundraiser.
If you're looking for your friend's Giving Page, your team's or even your own, you can find it here.
Please read our fundraising rules carefully. These apply to all voluntary fundraising activity and by signing up to fundraise for Cancer Research UK you agree to comply with them.
If you need support with fundraising, our friendly Supporter Services team is ready to help you.
