Your risk of developing cancer depends on many factors. These include your age, genetics, lifestyle and environmental factors. Anything that can increase your risk of cancer is called a risk factor.

protect us from diseases such as the flu vaccine help protect us from cancer such as the HPV vaccine help to treat cancer This page is about vaccines that help to treat cancer. Cancer treatment ...

Personalised medicine uses information about a person and their cancer to help with diagnosis and treatment. It is sometimes called precision medicine. Doctors use samples of your blood, or of your ...

We want to maximise the impact of the research we fund by: ensuring it is widely shared in the research community helping patients and the public understand the importance of new discoveries showing ...

A transperineal biopsy is a needle biopsy to look for cancer cells in the prostate. This helps to diagnose prostate cancer. Your doctor puts a needle into the prostate. They put it through the skin ...

There are lots of different ways you can get involved and support Cancer Research UK. From raising money, to pledging a gift in your Will, volunteering or donating, all of us can support the research ...

About the role Right now, our 2026 TCS London Marathon participants are getting ready to take to the streets of London to raise vital funds for research into preventing, diagnosing, and treating ...

You have tests before and during your chemotherapy course. These help your doctor decide whether you are well enough for treatment. They can also compare the results with future tests to see how your ...