Cancer briefsheets
Our briefsheets give you a quick overview of a specific cancer topic or cancer type.
They're a key source of facts and figures and also feature bite-sized information on our progress and the latest research in that area.
Clinical trials are vital for testing new cancer treatments and ways to prevent or detect the disease. Learn more about them - how we’re involved, our impact in this area, and the trials we're currently funding.
As far back as the 1930s, we developed the first ever man-made hormone used to treat prostate cancer. Find out about how the continued support of the public is helping us to discover and develop the life-saving drugs of tomorrow.
Personalised medicine is about matching patients with the treatment that will work best for them. It could transform the lives of cancer patients in the UK. Find out how our scientists are leading the way in this area, developing and testing new targeted treatments.
Radiotherapy is one of the cornerstones of cancer treatment. Our pioneering research laid the foundations of modern radiotherapy, and we continue to be world leaders in this field today. Read about our impact and how we’re working to improve this vital treatment.
Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK. Learn more about how bowel cancer develops, what could affect your risk and the progress our scientists are making in discovering more about the disease to improve early diagnosis and treatment.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. Find out how our scientists are tackling this disease from all angles including investigating the genes involved and improving treatment.
Our support has put the UK at the heart of international research into children's cancer. Find out more about our research in this field, including the ground-breaking clinical trials we fund across the UK.
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the UK but is the most common cause of cancer death. Read how our scientists are learning more about the disease to improve early detection, find better treatments and also help people to give up smoking, a major cause of the disease.
Cancer Research UK is the largest single funder of ovarian cancer research in the UK. Learn how our researchers are unravelling the precise causes of the disease, finding ways to detect it earlier and improving treatments, so we can save more lives in the future.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in UK men. Find out about the impact our research is having on the disease. And learn about the PSA test and how our scientists are improving treatments for prostate cancer.
Melanoma is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in young adults aged 15-34. Read how our researchers are developing new treatments for this disease. And find out how our national skin cancer awareness campaign, SunSmart, aims to reduce the number of people developing skin cancer in the future.
All cancers are ultimately caused by faulty or damaged genes. Find out about our scientists’ pioneering research to understand the genetic changes at the heart of cancer, which is bringing patients better treatments and tests to tackle this disease.
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