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Resources for health professionals

At Cancer Research UK we work hard to inform and communicate with people about cancer and the work we do, to enable everyone to play their part in beating the disease. We provide trustworthy, evidence based and up to date information on cancer and health to support both health professionals and their patients.

Visit the health professionals page on our publications site.

Statistics

Our CancerStats pages are written for health professionals and contain the latest UK incidence, mortality and survival statistics.

 

Briefsheets

Our briefsheets, which are free to download, provide a quick overview of specific cancer types or cancer topics, including key facts and figures and bite-sized information. 

 

Cancer awareness leaflets and materials

We have a wide range of awareness leaflets and other resources. Find out more in our publications section.

 

For GPs

Our Cancer Insight newsletter for GPs provides cancer information, awareness, policy and research updates. 

 

For practice nurses

The first edition of our Cancer Insight newsletter for practice nurses came out in April 2010. Our second edition is currently in development.  

 

Patient information resources

Our patient information resources provide information about our CancerHelp UK website and confidential nurse helpline