Welcome to Cancer Research UK, the UK's leading charity dedicated to cancer research. Our websites have a wealth of information about cancer, our research, how to donate and more ways to support us.

About Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK is the world's leading independent organisation dedicated to cancer research.
We support research into all aspects of cancer through the work of more than 4,500 scientists, doctors and nurses.
Around 285,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in the UK. At Cancer Research UK we are working hard to improve our understanding of cancer and develop better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat the disease.

How we raise funds
More than one in three of us will develop cancer at some point in our lives. Many of us have lost someone to it. We all want cures to be found.
Cancer Research UK is the leading independent funder of cancer research in Europe. We are almost entirely funded by the public – without the generosity and dedication of our supporters we would not be able to continue making progress against cancer.
Every year of research improves our understanding of how to prevent cancer and treat it more effectively. In 2007/08 over 4,500 world-class cancer scientists, doctors and nurses were able to progress their pioneering investigations. This is only possible because of the incredible support we receive from the public, but there is still much more to do.
Making the most of our funds
We are the largest single funder of cancer research in Europe and are leading the world in finding new ways to prevent, detect and treat the disease. We receive virtually no government funding for our research. We are therefore reliant on the generosity of the public who have helped us achieve some amazing progress over the last 100 years.
We support around 4,500 scientists, doctors and nurses in more than 35 towns and cities across the UK. In fact 90% of all the UK's population lives no more than 30 miles from one of our research sites.
Deciding what research to fund
We fund only the best science. All of the research we fund is subject to a rigorous peer review process. You can find out more about this in our how we fund research section.
This process ensure that every penny of our scientific spend – some £333 million in 2007/08 goes toward research of the highest quality aimed at beating cancer.

Cancer Research UK is one of the UK's leading charity retailers. We have around 600 charity shops selling both donated goods and new items.