You’re helping us save lives through groundbreaking research
Our work on the causes and prevention of cancer has saved millions of lives across the world. Over the next decade we aim to save many more.
Cancer survival rates have doubled in the last 40 years and our work has been at the heart of that progress.
We fund the work of more than 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses throughout the UK and support over 200 clinical trials, testing vital new drugs and treatments for cancer.
Find out more about our progress and achievements and our impact on different cancers.
Find out about our research in your local area
How your donations are spent
For every £1 you raise, we spend 80p on our work to beat cancer. We receive no government funding for our research – it’s funded entirely by you and we’re so grateful for your support.
Survivor stories
Read about the impact you make on people’s lives when you raise money for Cancer Research UK.
We need you to keep raising money
Sadly, more than one in three of us will still get cancer at some point in our lives so there’s much more work we need to do. Our vital research will help millions more people to survive. And you can help us get there.
Whether you raise £50 or £50,000, you’re helping to fund our work to beat cancer. Find out what different amounts can fund in our fundraising pack.
We’ll help you find a way of fundraising that suits you, so you can help the hundreds of thousands of people affected by cancer.
... browse our fundraising ideas and register for a fundraising pack to get started.