Why any cancer?
Cancer is not just one disease. In fact, there are more than 200 distinct types - and all of them need new cures.
The greatest advances in cancer research often impact on more than one type.
By encouraging scientists to ask big, visionary questions about any and all cancers, we will uncover new knowledge that will take us closer to a day when nobody has to say goodbye to a loved one too soon. We won't stop until all cancers have cures.
There is still so much we do not know about cancer.
And while some cancers have seen dramatic improvements in survival rates, others have not. But cutting-edge science can give us hope.
With the support of our Curestarters, we fund research into any type of cancer - from common cancers such as breast and prostate cancer, to rarer, lesser-known diseases like glioblastoma and synovial sarcoma.
Each cancer brings a unique set of challenges, and understanding how each cancer develops, grows, and spreads is essential for both patients and scientists.
Because we don't restrict our research to a specific type of cancer, our scientists are able to carry out important work that could lead to new cures for particular cancer types, while also discovering more about the fundamental nature of cancer.
Everyone’s life has been touched by cancer. Although we are making significant strides towards improving quality of life and survival rates for cancer patients, there is a long road ahead. Through research, our motivation is to enhance knowledge and contribute to our collective vision to one day live in a world where every type of cancer is curable and manageable.
There is still so much work to be done. Will you join our united effort to start new cures for all cancers?
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5%The 10-year survival rate of pancreatic cancer in the UK -
19,976,499the number of people diagnosed with cancer worldwide in 2022 -
12%The average 10-year survival rate of oesophageal cancer -
19%Percentage of cancer deaths caused by lung cancer, the most common type globally -
50%UK cancer survival rate which has doubled since the 70s thanks to research like ours
Cures for any cancer:
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How does melanoma adapt to spread and seed new tumours?
Cancers is easier to treat when caught early so this project hopes to reveal new treatments that could stop melanoma spreading, helping survival rates.
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Can we find a new treatment for a rare but aggressive blood cancer?
This project is finding out more about a key molecule in the growth of acute myeloid leukaemia to hopefully reveal clues to better, more effective treatments.
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Can ‘nanomedicines’ help deliver drugs straight to lung cancer cells?
In this project researchers are exploring a potentially groundbreaking new way to treat to lung cancer through a non-invasive, inhalable treatment.
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Can we target neuroblastoma cells without harming healthy cells?
Lots of cancer drugs cause nasty side effects by affecting healthy cells, so this project is looking for ways to turn on drugs only when they are in the tumour.
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How can we stop an inherited syndrome causing kidney cancer?
This project hopes to kickstart a new way to prevent kidney cancer developing by better understanding the process that puts some families at a higher risk.
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Why do some people with liver disease go on to develop liver cancer?
Researchers are exploring how liver cells respond to stress causes by liver disease, how this links to cancer development and if it can be stopped.
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Can fruit flies help us understand how brain cancer develops?
Using fruit flies to discover how glioblastoma ‘hijacks’ blood vessels and takes nutrients from healthy cells, so possible new treatment targets can be found.
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How do aggressive lymphomas grow and can we stop them?
Lymphomas can sometimes come back even after successful treatment so this project is exploring a possible new way to target this disease and improve patient outcomes.
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Can we find and target pancreatic cancer’s Achilles' heel?
Pancreatic cancer is very difficult to treat but this project hopes more patients in the future will be helped by discovering more personalised treatments.
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There are over 200 different types of cancer. Help start new cures for all of them.
We know that a better future for cancer patients is possible, and to get there we need to think outside of the box. We must answer the biggest questions we still have about cancer and use that knowledge to uncover new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat it.
Help start cures for all cancers
Become a Curestarter and stand with us, for everyone who is affected by cancer.
Cutting-edge science gives us hope
What is discovery research?
Worldwide Cancer Research exclusively funds discovery research, the first step in the research journey.
Cancer is a global issue
Why fund cancer research worldwide?
Worldwide Cancer Research funds innovative research anywhere in the world, because we know the best ideas in cancer research can come from anywhere.
