Cancer myths and questions

Brain cancer
What are brain tumours and why do we need more research?

What exactly is a brain tumour? How do they begin, and what treatments exist? Most importantly, how is research helping to improve life for people with brain tumours?

Blood cancer
What is blood cancer and why do we need more research?

What are blood cancers? How are they caused? And how are we helping to start new blood cancer cures? 

Oesophageal cancer
Why is oesophageal cancer so hard to cure?

Advanced oesophageal cancer can be aggressive and hard to cure. But why is it so hard to treat? And how is discovery research providing hope for new cures? 

Lung cancer
What is lung cancer and why do we need more research?

What is lung cancer? How is it caused? And how are we driving even more new and much needed lung cancer research?

General cancer research
Do you know the truth about alcohol and cancer?

Did you know that alcohol is a carcinogen and all the available evidence tells us that drinking alcohol causes seven types of cancer? 

Test tubes in a lab
General cancer research
Could somebody be hiding the cure for cancer?

There is a common myth that there is already a cure for cancer, but it’s being hidden. We explain why this isn't the case.

General cancer research
What is the link between obesity and cancer?

About 1 in 20 cancers are linked to obesity. But why is this? We have the answers you are looking for.

Multiple cancers
Will a vegan diet stop me getting cancer?

Vegan diets have been associated with a reduced risk of cancer but it's not clear if not eating meat is the true cause. We explain what the research tells us about vegan diets and cancer. 

Melanoma
How does the sun cause cancer?

What is skin cancer and how does sun exposure cause cancer? We are here to answer the questions you have about skin cancer and sunburn.