Types of cancer

General cancer research
What is secondary cancer?

Discover what secondary cancer is, how it spreads, common symptoms and how research is helping improve treatments.

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? 

Cervical cancer
Can cervical cancer be cured?

Cervical cancer is the 7th most common cancer worldwide, but around the world case numbers have been dropping dramatically. How has this happened and could there be a cure?

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?

Bowel cancer
Can your diet prevent bowel cancer?

Bowel cancer is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide. Eating a balanced diet is important for many aspects of health, but how much does what you eat affect your risk of bowel cancer? 

Sarcoma
What is sarcoma and why do we need more research?

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

Ovarian cancer
What is ovarian cancer and why do we need more research?

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

Bowel cancer
What is bowel cancer and why do we need more research?

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

Breast cancer
What do we still not know about breast cancer?

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.