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Who we are

About us: What we do: Research: Current researchWe are the world’s leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research.

We’ve saved millions of lives with our groundbreaking work into preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer. People’s chances of surviving cancer have doubled in the last 40 years, and we’ve been at the heart of that progress.

But one in three of us will still get cancer at some point. Our vital work, funded entirely by the public, will help ensure that millions more people survive.

Our story thumbnailFind out how our groundbreaking work has saved millions of lives

Our vision thumbnailOur vision of beating cancer is an enormous challenge - this is how we address it

Older couple with laptop thumbnailRead about our ten goals which will shape our work over the next decade and beyond

How we are governed thumbnailMeet the key decision makers for the charity and learn about their roles and responsibilities