Information and impact

Lung cancer
Drugging the 'undruggable' target in cancer

A research project you helped fund in 2013 allowed Dr Laura Soucek to develop a new treatment called omomyc, and prove that it was ready for clinical trials.

Multiple cancers
Pioneering a new laser therapy for cancer

Our research helped to discover a pioneering new treatment called photodynamic therapy which can cure cancer if it's caught early enough. 

Blood cancer
Helping to develop new blood cancer drugs

Your support helped Professor Mark Cragg discover how drugs could be used to target and destroy cancer cells and helped develop new blood cancer treatments.

Bowel cancer
Clinical trials to stop bowel cancer coming back

Your support in 2005 has helped launch clinical trials testing a promising new treatment option for people with bowel cancer. 

General cancer research
Making the most of your donations to start new cures

How do we know that what we are doing works? We explore the average return on investment of our research funding. 

Head & neck cancer
Developing a new type of cancer immunotherapy

With your support Dr John Maher's impact on cancer research has led to the development of a brand new type of immunotherapy that is now in clinical trials. 

Bowel cancer
Using lithium to prevent bowel cancer

Your support helped Professor Louis Vermeulen make a discovery that has led to the psychiatric drug lithium being tested in clinical trials to prevent bowel cancer.

Endometrial cancer
Five key risk factors for endometrial cancer that you should know about

Thanks to your support Dr Tracy O’Mara and her team in Australia have made an important breakthrough in understanding risk factors for endometrial cancer.

Pancreatic cancer
Your support has been vital in funding my immunotherapy research

Sixteen years ago, Professor Withers' father died of pancreatic cancer. This has shaped his career as a cancer researcher.