Cancer and research information
How long has cancer been around?
We explain how long cancer has existed and how our understanding has evolved through cancer research.
What is triple negative breast cancer and why do we need more research?
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer for which more research is urgently needed.
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 melanoma and why do we need more research?
Learn what melanoma is, what causes it, who is at risk, and how it is treated. Discover why further research into melanoma cancer is needed.
What is secondary cancer?
Discover what secondary cancer is, how it spreads, common symptoms and how research is helping improve treatments.
Can working night shifts cause cancer?
Research shows night shifts don’t directly increase cancer risk but may lead to lifestyle factors that do. Learn how night shift patterns may affect your health and cancer risk.
Why do we support the use of animals in research?
Without the use of animals in research we would not be able to find nearly as many cures for cancer that could save millions of lives.
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?
What is immunotherapy?
Find out what immunotherapy is, how it works and how discovery research is helping immunotherapy cure cancer.