Our role in beating cancer globally

Cancer Research UK’s mission is to see the day when all cancers are cured.

Investing an average of $500 million per year, we're the world’s largest independent funder of cancer research. Cancer is a global issue and it’s on the rise, with 18.1 million new cases diagnosed in 2018 worldwide and 29.5 million new cases projected for 2040 (IARC Globocan, 2018). We believe that only by working together with partners globally will we achieve our mission.

To make faster progress against cancer outcomes and reach our ambition of improving cancer outcomes for all, we'll focus our efforts on

• Supporting world-class cancer research that brings the best minds together to tackle cancer’s biggest challenges
• Working with researchers, governments and other stakeholders to take on the most important global cancer issues
• Partnering with and learning from other organisations around the world who share our mission of beating cancer sooner including other cancer societies, research funders, governments and corporates

Cancer Research UK

• Funds research in 39 countries across 6 continents
• Works to discover new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer
• Develops cancer drugs and treatments used globally
• Provides evidence-based and independent information on cancer to people affected by cancer, the wider public and policy makers
• Fundraises and organises successful campaigns

All of this is possible thanks to the generosity of our supporters.