Cancer Research UK

India Faulkner-Wiley with some of the slimmers and the bags of clothes they have donated.

Super slimmers raise £10k for charity by donating clothes they’ve slimmed out of

Karen Dickinson.

Mum helps scientists trial groundbreaking blood test for melanoma patients

A new study suggests that drinking a glass of milk every day may reduce your risk of bowel cancer.

One thing you can do daily to reduce your risk of common cancer

Cancer charities and good causes across the UK rely on public donations to fund their important work and research.

Online platform lets shoppers raise free donations this World Cancer Day

The Mayor of Lancaster is embracing the festive chill throughout December to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.

Mayor braves the cold to raise life-saving cancer research funds

Children’s author, Joseph Coelho, writing his new poem – ‘Courage Looks Like Me’ – to help drive nominations for the Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People Star Awards. Nominate a child for a Star Award at cruk.org/starawards.

Renowned poet champions the courage of Lancaster children with cancer

Cancer Research UK scientists

Around 10 lives saved every day from lung cancer in the north west

People are being urged to sign up for Stand Up To Cancer’s 100 daily squats challenge to help power progress in life-saving research. Enter now at su2c.org.uk/100squatschallenge

Lancaster urged to feel the burn with cancer squats challenge

Around 7,500 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the UK every year.

What is ovarian cancer and what are the signs and symptoms?

Breast screening

Hospital trust reveals cancer death due to delay or misdiagnosis

‘Paw-some’ fundraising challenge: Lancashire dog owners are being urged to walk 60

Lancashire canine lovers urged to get involved in walkies cancer challenge

Checking for cancerous skin lesions.

AI technology set to speed up skin cancer diagnosis and cut waiting times

The TK Maxx store in Lancaster.

Lancaster people urged to give up clothes to support cancer charity

Experts warn that these common foods can increase cancer risk

Cancer Research UK says it has been sounding the alarm on the importance of early cancer diagnosis for years.

Nearly 200 fewer cancers detected in 2020

Camden brewery has launched a new drink

Camden Town Brewery x Fawcett Society launch Arsenal women’s pint glass

Tony Kadelbach from Bare has written a second book to raise money for St John's Hospice.

91-year-old author hopes new book 'strikes a chord'

Peter Kay's Dance For Life is coming to the North West

Peter Kay's Dance For Life: Extra tickets on sale for North West venues

According to statistics, tens of thousands of cancer cases reached the most severe stage of illness before being detected across England in 2019

Hundreds of cancers discovered at most deadly stage in Morecambe Bay

The HPV vaccine is offered to girls and boys aged 12 and 13 years old (Photo: Getty Images)

HPV vaccine hailed life-saving as cervical cancer rates drop - who can get it?

Sue Salisbury

Lancashire survivor launches Stand Up To Cancer fundraising campaign

The blood test can pinpoint exactly where in the body the disease is coming from (Photo: Getty Images)

New NHS blood test detects more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms show

A poster for the Give up Clothes for Good campaign, run by TK Maxx in aid of Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People

Here's how Lancashire people can help charity fight childhood cancers, simply by...

Karen Kelly

Karen inspiring runners to take part in Race For Life

Race for Life

Last chance to enter Race for Life events across Lancashire

People are being urged to help Cancer Research UK shops get back to the business of beating cancer as restrictions on non-essential retail lift.

Charity's shops are back in business after lockdown in fight to beat cancer

Staff at Cancer Research UK appeal for shop volunteers to help get life-saving research back on track.

New army of volunteers needed to fight cancer from the high street in Morecambe

You can donate your Tesco Clubcard points to help people in need - here’s how

The supermarket introduced a charity scheme during the pandemic allowing shoppers to contribute spare pennies. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Tesco accused of rounding up shopping bills to the nearest pound - without permi...

The charity warns that members of the public need to be careful about sun exposure, even in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Skin cancer deaths have risen 150% since the 1970s - these are the signs and sym...

The research found that screening women earlier could save lives (Photo: Shutterstock)

Breast cancer screenings for women in their 40s 'could save lives' - according t...

Shoppers in Lancaster and Morecambe are being urged to help get life-saving research back on track, as Cancer Research UK stores re-open with new Covid-19 safety measures.Photograph By: Sean Dillow. www.TheBigCheesePhotography.co.uk.

'Shop to save lives' is the message from Cancer Research UK to the people of Lan...

The number of cancer patients seeing specialists during coronavirus has fallen -...

Heysham cancer survivor Amber Rae stars in a new Cancer Research UK TV appeal urging people to donate now to help the charity continue its lifesaving work in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Young Heysham cancer survivor stars in charity TV appeal

Dr Neil Smith on the video.

Don’t delay going to see your GP with cancer symptoms, Lancashire residents told

Sue Ryder hospices across the UK could close - here’s why

Emma Rhodes and son Loki pictured after their head shave.

Mum and son brave the shave for Cancer Research UK thanks to Bolton-le-Sands bar...

Make sure you're not ignoring important symptoms (Photo: Shutterstock)

Liver cancer deaths are on the rise - these are symptoms you should know about

Helen Soutar CRUK, Jan Copestake (BBP), Richard Bagguley (BBP) and Olivia Hodgson (BBP).

Morecambe solicitors honoured for cancer research support

1 in 6 cancer patients in Morecambe Bay are only diagnosed after an emergency visit to hospital.

1 in 6 Morecambe Bay patients get cancer diagnosis after trip to A&E

Westgate Primary School's Race for Life.

Morecambe primary school takes on Race for Life to help fight against cancer

Roisin Pelan

The joy of hearing those words 'all clear' for cancer patient Roisin

Unity bands

World Cancer Day: Lung cancer deaths plummeting in Lancashire

Dr Ranj

Calls for nominations in Lancashire for Cancer Research UK Kids and Teens Star A...

Junk food

Cancer Research UK finds link between increase in junk food and children who bro...

Women in Morecambe Bay face long wait for smear test results