Cancer and cancer research explained

When she was diagnosed with a brain tumour the size of a golf ball, suddenly all of Suzanne's plans for the future with her family seemed so far out of reach. 

What is sarcoma? What causes it? How many people are affected? And what is Worldwide Cancer Research doing to find new cures? 

Pancreatic cancer is a type of cancer that has seen some improvements in survival rates but it continues to be one of the most difficult types of cancer to diagnose and treat. 

What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer? What causes it? And what is Worldwide Cancer Research doing to find new cures? 

What is bowel cancer? What causes it? How many people are affected? And what is Worldwide Cancer Research doing to find new cures? 

What is the relationship between sugar and cancer treatment? A Worldwide Cancer Research scientist explains how sugar could be used to help enhance the effect of cancer treatments.

More people are surviving breast cancer than ever before, but there are still far too many lives being cut short by the disease. Research can help uncover new cures for breast cancer.

Targeted cancer therapies work in a very different way to most other cancer treatments. But what are they and how exactly do they work? How is our research helping to make targeted therapy a reality for thousands of patients? 

Find out all about the sixth most common cancer worldwide and how we are helping to find more cures.