Cancer Research UK

Charity Profile

Cancer Research UK

🇬🇧Healthcare#5 last 12 months
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Mostly United Kingdom
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Cancer Research UKVerified
HealthcareUnited KingdomEst. 2002Michelle Mitchell OBE

About

Cancer Research UK is the world's largest cancer charity and is focused on preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer through research and innovation. Founded in 2002 through the merger of the Cancer Research Campaign and Imperial Cancer Research Fund, the organization funds research into more than 200 types of cancer and works to improve cancer outcomes across the UK.

Its work includes funding scientific and clinical research, providing trusted cancer information, supporting policy and prevention campaigns, and developing partnerships to accelerate new tests and treatments. Cancer Research UK also operates a large retail network and fundraising programs that generate income to support its research and other activities.

Activity feed

Cancer Research UK supported researchers investigating whether inherited genetic differences can reveal who is more likely to develop multiple myeloma and how the disease might be prevented on 2026-09-16. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Myeloma prevention research
Healthsupported researchers investigating whether inherited genetic differences can reveal who is more likely to develop multiple myeloma and how the disease might be prevented
Cancer Research UK launched an international trial investigating a new drug for advanced adrenal cortical carcinoma, a rare cancer with limited treatment options on 2026-07-14. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Adrenal-cancer clinical trial
Healthlaunched an international trial investigating a new drug for advanced adrenal cortical carcinoma, a rare cancer with limited treatment options
Cancer Research UK supported research that led NHS England to use stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in five sessions instead of 20 for many people with early-stage prostate cancer on 2026-06-17. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Prostate-cancer radiotherapy research
Healthsupported research that led NHS England to use stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in five sessions instead of 20 for many people with early-stage prostate cancer
Cancer Research UK supported a clinical trial testing whether a treatment can prevent non-melanoma skin cancer in people with weakened immune systems on 2026-05-11. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Skin-cancer prevention trial
Healthsupported a clinical trial testing whether a treatment can prevent non-melanoma skin cancer in people with weakened immune systems
Cancer Research UK supported an international clinical trial testing an immune-system-based therapy for children and young people with solid tumours on 2026-04-08. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ NexTGen childhood-cancer trial
Healthsupported an international clinical trial testing an immune-system-based therapy for children and young people with solid tumours
Cancer Research UK supported researchers at Imperial College London investigating whether patterns in people's medicine purchases could help identify cancers at very early stages on 2026-02-02. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Early-cancer detection research
Healthsupported researchers at Imperial College London investigating whether patterns in people's medicine purchases could help identify cancers at very early stages
Cancer Research UK launched the world's first clinical trial of a vaccine designed to prevent lung cancer in people at high risk of developing the disease on 2025-11-17. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ LungVax prevention trial
Healthlaunched the world's first clinical trial of a vaccine designed to prevent lung cancer in people at high risk of developing the disease
Cancer Research UK supported researchers developing a DNA test that can identify whether cancer cells are likely to respond to platinum, anthracycline or taxane chemotherapy on 2025-08-07. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Chemotherapy-response testing
Healthsupported researchers developing a DNA test that can identify whether cancer cells are likely to respond to platinum, anthracycline or taxane chemotherapy
Cancer Research UK supported the PLATO-ACT4 trial, which found a more targeted radiotherapy approach that reduced treatment side effects for people with early-stage anal cancer on 2025-07-01. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ PLATO-ACT4 trial
Healthsupported the PLATO-ACT4 trial, which found a more targeted radiotherapy approach that reduced treatment side effects for people with early-stage anal cancer
Cancer Research UK supported research showing that a tailored exercise programme could reduce the risk of colon cancer returning after treatment on 2025-06-01. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Colon-cancer exercise research
Healthsupported research showing that a tailored exercise programme could reduce the risk of colon cancer returning after treatment
Cancer Research UK reported results from the PARTNER trial showing that adding olaparib to chemotherapy improved treatment outcomes for women with inherited BRCA breast cancer on 2025-05-13. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ PARTNER breast-cancer trial
Healthreported results from the PARTNER trial showing that adding olaparib to chemotherapy improved treatment outcomes for women with inherited BRCA breast cancer
Cancer Research UK expanded Cancer Research Horizons' work to move academic discoveries toward commercial development through its Cancer Impact Club and existing Seed Fund on 2025-03-20. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Cancer research commercialisation
Healthexpanded Cancer Research Horizons' work to move academic discoveries toward commercial development through its Cancer Impact Club and existing Seed Fund
Cancer Research UK reached more than 130 recruited patients across 24 UK hospitals and treated its 100th patient with genetically matched treatment for a rare cancer on 2025-02-28. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ DETERMINE precision-medicine trial
Healthreached more than 130 recruited patients across 24 UK hospitals and treated its 100th patient with genetically matched treatment for a rare cancer
Cancer Research UK advanced three cancer-prevention vaccine projects, primarily at the University of Oxford, targeting ways to prevent cancer before it develops on 2024-12-17. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Cancer prevention vaccine research
Healthadvanced three cancer-prevention vaccine projects, primarily at the University of Oxford, targeting ways to prevent cancer before it develops
Cancer Research UK launched a UK-wide platform trial testing multiple medicines for glioblastoma using a flexible genomically guided design on 2024-10-23. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ 5G brain-cancer trial
Healthlaunched a UK-wide platform trial testing multiple medicines for glioblastoma using a flexible genomically guided design
Cancer Research UK launched the largest clinical study of Ewing sarcoma, testing new treatment approaches for children and young people with the disease on 2024-09-25. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ INTER-EWING-1 trial
Healthlaunched the largest clinical study of Ewing sarcoma, testing new treatment approaches for children and young people with the disease
Cancer Research UK presented clinical research on personalised cancer vaccines, circulating tumour DNA, immunotherapy and targeted treatment at ASCO 2024 on 2024-06-02. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Personalised cancer research
Healthpresented clinical research on personalised cancer vaccines, circulating tumour DNA, immunotherapy and targeted treatment at ASCO 2024
Cancer Research UK helped establish a national platform connecting NHS cancer patients with personalised cancer-vaccine trials, with 19 hospitals initially participating on 2024-05-31. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad
Healthhelped establish a national platform connecting NHS cancer patients with personalised cancer-vaccine trials, with 19 hospitals initially participating
Cancer Research UK launched five international research teams tackling major cancer problems including childhood solid tumours, immunotherapy and treatment resistance on 2024-03-06. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Cancer Grand Challenges research
Healthlaunched five international research teams tackling major cancer problems including childhood solid tumours, immunotherapy and treatment resistance
Cancer Research UK launched its More Research, Less Cancer programme to accelerate philanthropic support for cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment research on 2024-02-22. Cause: Health.
Cancer Research UK→ Cancer prevention and research campaign
Healthlaunched its More Research, Less Cancer programme to accelerate philanthropic support for cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment research

Board

Lord Stevens of Birmingham, Kt
Chair

Independent member of the House of Lords and former Chief Executive of NHS England, currently Chair of the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Chair of Council of King's College London.

Professor Pamela Kearns
Deputy Chair

Emeritus Professor of Clinical Paediatric Oncology at the University of Birmingham and former Director of its Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit.

Dr Robert Easton
Treasurer

Former Partner of Carlyle, the global alternative asset management company, and a past Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association.

Professor Doreen Cantrell CBE
Trustee

Professor of Cellular Immunology at the University of Dundee, researching the molecular mechanisms that control lymphocyte function.

Professor Gerard Evan
Trustee

Professor of Cancer Biology at King's College London and Principal Group Leader at the Francis Crick Institute, researching the molecular biology of cancer.

Mark Evans
Trustee

Executive-level marketer with 29 years of experience across Direct Line Group, HSBC and Mars, and founder of the Sprintathon fundraising event for Stand Up To Cancer.

Professor Nic Jones
Trustee

Emeritus Professor at the University of Manchester and former Director of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre, having also served as CRUK Chief Scientist.

Rakshit Kapoor
Trustee

Global Chief Data Officer for Chubb Insurance, with prior data leadership roles at Santander, NHS England and HSBC.

Professor Dr René H. Medema
Trustee

Chief Scientific Officer of the Princess Maxima Centre for Paediatric Oncology, researching mechanisms that protect genomic integrity in cancer.

Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell
Trustee

Former President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester and a neuroscientist known for research on brain damage in stroke and head injury.

Joanne Shaw
Trustee

Deputy Chair of Vitality UK and Chair of Trustees at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, with a background in NHS and public sector governance.

Kate Smaje
Trustee

Senior Partner and Global Leader of Technology and AI at McKinsey & Company, and co-author of the WSJ-bestseller Rewired.

Hitesh Thakrar
Trustee

Partner at Syncona venture fund and Chair of the Health Innovation Network AHSN for South London, with two decades of experience in global public equities.

Sarah Whitney
Trustee

Chartered accountant with over 35 years of experience in corporate finance and real estate, currently Senior Independent Director of Bellway plc.