Worldwide Cancer Research
  • Cancer and research explained

    Explore the impact of your support, discover more about what happens in our labs, explore expert opinions on pioneering discovery research and uncover the answers to some of cancer's biggest questions.

    Cancer and research explained
    • Our impact
    • Our research projects
    • Discovery research
    • Diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cures
    • Cancer myths and questions
    Dr Ottersbach team working in a lab Thanks to the support of our Curestarters, we are funding 30 new projects this year.
  • What we do

    Any new test or treatment for cancer starts with discovery research. We back brand new ideas from incredible scientists from anywhere in the world - ideas that could lead to lifesaving discoveries for any type of cancer.

    What we do
    • What is discovery research?
    • Why do we fund research worldwide?
    • Why do we fund research into any type of cancer?
    • What is our research strategy?
    Our latest Impact Report is packed full with stand-out stories from the last 15 years - discoveries that will help answer some of the biggest questions we have about cancer and how to cure it.
  • Who we are

    We are a small charity making a big difference. To date, we have funded over £200 million of discovery research, starting new cancer cures on our doorstep and around the world.

    Who we are
    • Our Scientific Advisory Committee
    • Our Board of Trustees
    • Careers at Worldwide Cancer Research
    • News and press
    • Media enquiries
    • Co-funding opportunities
    • Policies, annual reviews and accounts
    Our latest Annual Review explores the innovative research you have funded and the impact we have had over the last year.
  • How you can help

    Our community of Curestarters fund pioneering research around the world into new cancer cures. Become a Curestarter and you can bring us one step closer to a day when no life is cut short by cancer.

    How you can help
    • Donate
    • Fundraise for us
    • Sign up for an event
    • Organise your own event
    • Leave a gift in your Will
    • Play the Weekly Lottery
    • Enter our Grand Prize Draw
    • Business partnerships and corporate sponsorship
    • Give through your payroll
    • Philanthropy and major donations
    Worldwide Cancer Research Team Would you like to tell us your Curestarter story? Your moving and inspiring stories help us raise awareness of the real people behind the cancer statistics, and the crucial need for more research.
  • For researchers

    We fund discovery research. Wherever you are in the world, and whatever type of cancer you research, if you have a bold idea that could help lead to breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis, or treatment - we may be able to support you with a project grant.

    For researchers
    • For current grantholders
    • Our funding criteria
    • Our application process
    • Co-funding opportunities
    • Research policies
    • EACR Travel Fellowships and Grants
    30 new cancer research ideas funded by Curestarters
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  • Cancer and research explained
    • Our impact
    • Our research projects
    • Discovery research
    • Diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cures
    • Cancer myths and questions
    Dr Ottersbach team working in a lab 30 pioneering new projects backed by Curestarters in 2024!
  • What we do
    • What is discovery research?
    • Why do we fund research worldwide?
    • Why do we fund research into any type of cancer?
    • What is our research strategy?
    Worldwide Cancer Research Impact Report 2023
  • Who we are
    • Our Scientific Advisory Committee
    • Our Board of Trustees
    • Careers at Worldwide Cancer Research
    • News and press
    • Media enquiries
    • Co-funding opportunities
    • Policies, annual reviews and accounts
    Worldwide Cancer Research Annual Report 2023
  • How you can help
    • Donate
    • Fundraise for us
    • Sign up for an event
    • Organise your own event
    • Leave a gift in your Will
    • Play the Weekly Lottery
    • Enter our Grand Prize Draw
    • Business partnerships and corporate sponsorship
    • Give through your payroll
    • Philanthropy and major donations
    Worldwide Cancer Research Team Share your Curestarter story
  • For researchers
    • For current grantholders
    • Our funding criteria
    • Our application process
    • Co-funding opportunities
    • Research policies
    • EACR Travel Fellowships and Grants
    30 new cancer research ideas funded by Curestarters
  • Donate

Start new cures. Donate today

You can help us reach a day when no life is cut short by cancer.

could pay for five plastic cell culture plates so researchers can run experiments and unlock new information about cancer

could pay for 125 microscope slides so researchers can discover more about the biology of cancer

could help a researcher buy antibodies so they can study the behaviour of cells at a molecular level

a month from just 250 Curestarters funds all of the essential lab equipment required for a lifesaving research project

per month from just 694 Curestarters will fund a whole lifesaving research project for three years

per month from just 370 Curestarters will fund a whole new lifesaving research project for three years

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A collage with the text 'Be a Curestarter' and a compilation of images of Worldwide Cancer Research supporters, fundraisers, and researchers Dr Ottersbach in her lab Dr Ottersbach team working in a lab
A collage with the text 'Be a Curestarter' and a compilation of images of Worldwide Cancer Research supporters, fundraisers, and researchers Dr Ottersbach team working in a lab Dr Ottersbach in a lab Dr Ottersbach team working in a Lab

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