Diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cures

How is radiotherapy used to treat cancer?
Radiotherapy is one of the UK’s most commonly used cancer treatments. But what is it, how does it work, and how is research making radiotherapy better, and kinder?

What is chemotherapy?
What is chemotherapy? How does it work, and how is it different to other cancer treatments? Discover how our research is advancing breakthroughs to improve chemotherapy for patients.

How effective is radiotherapy?
We explore how effective radiotherapy is in treating cancer, the success rates across different types and how it helps manage or cure cancer today.

How curable is breast cancer?
Learn how curable breast cancer is, how survival rates vary by stage, and how research like ours is helping more people live longer, healthier lives.

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 immunotherapy?
Find out what immunotherapy is, how it works and how discovery research is helping immunotherapy cure 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?

I don’t want anyone to know the pain of losing their Jade
Courtney always looked up to her big sister, Jade. She viewed her as a second mother; someone who was always there for her when she needed her. Now she's on a mission to start new cancer cures in her memory.