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Reports and publications

Explore a selection of our reports and publications from the Cancer Intelligence experts at Cancer Research UK, and through various collaborations.

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How many cancer patients received a drug CRUK helped to develop

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CRUK has contributed to the development of many cancer drugs in use today. The CRUK-NHS E partnership has calculated the proportion of patients treated with these drugs.

Find out more about how many cancer patients receive a drug CRUK helped to develop - September 2026

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Cancer in the UK: Age

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Our 2026 report Cancer in the UK: Age aims to support a more nuanced understanding of how cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes vary by age.

Find out more about Cancer in the UK: Age - July 2026

Cancer in the UK

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Cancer in the UK: Overview 2026

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This report summarises the current impact of cancer on people and health services in the UK today. It looks at where progress is being made and what challenges remain.

Find out more about Cancer in the UK: Overview - April 2026

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Cancer in the UK: Overview 2025

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This report sets out the key challenges facing cancer services and people affected by cancer in the UK today.

Read the 2025 overview of cancer in the UK(PDF, 6.18 MB) June 2025

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Cancer in the UK: socio-economic deprivation

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This report updates the 2020 report and highlights ongoing disparities between the most and least deprived groups.

Find out more about Cancer in the UK: socio-economic deprivation -February 2025

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Local Stats Data Hub

The local stats data hub provides information across the cancer pathway for each constituency area based on publicly available data. It includes information on smoking prevalence, childhood overweight and obesity, bowel screening and cancer waiting times.

Local Stats Data Hub

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Cancer Waiting Times & Diagnostic Activity Hub

The Cancer Waiting Times and Diagnostic Activity Data Hub gathers the latest data from across the UK on cancer waiting times performance and diagnostic activity and waiting times.

Cancer Waiting Times & Diagnostic Activity Data Hub

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Early Diagnosis Data Hub

The Early Diagnosis Data Hub gathers information and statistics across a number of cancer early diagnosis measures including incidence by stage, survival by stage, screening participation and routes to diagnosis.

Early Cancer Diagnosis Data Hub

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Children and Young People’s Cancers Data Hub

The Children and Young People Cancer data hub uses data from Public Health England to provide a dashboard for cancer incidence and survival for 0–24-year-olds in the UK and its constituent nations.

Children and Young People's Cancers Data Hub

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Treatment Data Hub

The Treatment Data hub gathers information and statistics across a number of cancer treatment measures, including proportions which receive different types of treatment, results from audits, and detailed data on radiotherapy.

Treatment Data Hub

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Cancer Cases, Deaths and Survival hub

Use our interactive data hub to explore UK cancer statistics. Find information by country, cancer site, age, trends over time, deprivation and future projections.

Cancer Cases, Deaths and Survival hub

Archived reports and supplementary analyses

Visit the archive to view earlier reports and supplementary analyses.

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