Diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cures
Cancer stages and grades explained – what they mean and why they matter
Cancer terminology can be complex and confusing. Find out more about cancer staging and grading and what that means, how it's done, and why it's important.
What are incurable cancers?
Discover what incurable cancer means, which cancers are hardest to cure, and how research is offering new hope through life-extending treatments.
How is radiotherapy used to treat cancer?
Radiotherapy is one of the UK’s most commonly used cancer treatments. But what is it, how does it work, and how is research making radiotherapy better, and kinder?
What is chemotherapy?
What is chemotherapy? How does it work, and how is it different to other cancer treatments? Discover how our research is advancing breakthroughs to improve chemotherapy for patients.
How effective is radiotherapy?
We explore how effective radiotherapy is in treating cancer, the success rates across different types and how it helps manage or cure cancer today.
How curable is breast cancer?
Learn how curable breast cancer is, how survival rates vary by stage, and how research like ours is helping more people live longer, healthier lives.
How is surgery used to treat cancer?
How exactly is surgery used to treat cancer? How much has it changed over the years and what will cancer surgery look like in the future?
What is immunotherapy?
Find out what immunotherapy is, how it works and how discovery research is helping immunotherapy cure cancer.