How does smoking cause cancer? Tobacco smoke contains many chemicals that damage the DNA in your cells. And it’s not just dangerous for your lungs – tobacco damages cells around your entire body.

We are grateful to the many organisations across the UK which collect, analyse, and share the data which we use, and to the patients and public who consent for their data to be used. You are welcome ...

Breast, prostate, lung, and bowel cancers together accounted for over half (53%) of all new cancer cases in the UK in 2017-2019. Lung, bowel, breast and prostate cancers together accounted for almost ...

That’s a lot of people who need our research. We want to bring about a world where everybody lives longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer. Mei-Ling was diagnosed with triple-negative ...

Ovarian cancer is when abnormal cells in the ovary, fallopian tube or peritoneum grow and divide in an uncontrolled way forming a tumour. Find out about the symptoms, treatment and other information.