Information and impact

Find out all about the sixth most common cancer worldwide and how we are helping to find more cures. 

What actually is testicular cancer? And what are the symptoms to look out for? In this explainer we’ve covered the basics of everything you need to know.

What is prostate cancer? How does it begin, and who is most at risk? And how are we helping to bring new treatments to patients?

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?

What are blood cancers? How are they caused? And how are we helping to start new blood cancer cures? 

Advanced oesophageal cancer can be aggressive and hard to cure. But why is it so hard to treat? And how is discovery research providing hope for new cures? 

What is lung cancer? How is it caused? And how are we driving even more new and much needed lung cancer research?

Some of our world-class researchers give their views on hot topics in cancer, from rare cancers and stopping the spread of cancer, to personalised medicine and immunotherapy. 

Did you know that alcohol is a carcinogen and all the available evidence tells us that drinking alcohol causes seven types of cancer?