Information and impact
I celebrated my two-year cancer-free milestone and I'm looking forward to the future
Eilidh and her family were devastated when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia aged just 14.
Thanks to research my father is still with us and got to see me live my dream
While Jack was studying for his PHD, his father, John, was diagnosed with lung cancer. His father’s dream was to see Jack become a doctor, and thanks to research his dream came true.
I was given just one year to live
When she was diagnosed with a brain tumour the size of a golf ball, suddenly all of Suzanne's plans for the future with her family seemed so far out of reach.
Helping to diagnose rare genetic diseases
Your support helped Professor Kevin Hiom discover a new gene which was involved in the development of a rare genetic disease called Fanconi anemia.
Repurposing a diabetes drug for cancer treatment
Your support helped a drug for type 2 diabetes be tested in over 100 clinical trials for treatment and prevention of cancer.
Mini tumour organoids to help personalise cancer treatment
You helped fund research that allowed scientists to grow mini tumour organoids in the lab from a patient’s own cancer cells to study the disease and personalise treatment.
Drugging the 'undruggable' target in cancer
A research project you helped fund in 2013 allowed Dr Laura Soucek to develop a new treatment called omomyc, and prove that it was ready for clinical trials.
Pioneering a new laser therapy for cancer
Our research helped to discover a pioneering new treatment called photodynamic therapy which can cure cancer if it's caught early enough.
Helping to develop new blood cancer drugs
Your support helped Professor Mark Cragg discover how drugs could be used to target and destroy cancer cells and helped develop new blood cancer treatments.