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• Cancers at a glance
• Research highlights
  • Research by location
  • Research by cancer
  • Research by topic
  • Research by grantee
• About cancer research
• Understanding 'risk'
• Our history and achievements

Research highlights

Cancer Research UK funds research on all aspects of cancer, from the most basic nuts-and-bolts of cell biology to large studies of entire populations.

We fund the work of over 3,000 scientists, doctors and nurses across the UK, and run specialised institutes dedicated to cancer research.

Research by location

Read highlights of the research we fund in the different regions of the UK

Research on different types of cancer

Read highlights of the research we fund on the main types of cancer.

Research by topic

Read highlights of the research we fund on different scientific topics.

Research by grantee

Browse an alphabetical list of our top researchers

For in-depth, scientific information on the work we fund, please visit our 'Grants and Research' website.