CLSS-UK Sponsor Profile: Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK is the leading supporter of cancer research in Britain and the largest fundraising medical research charity in Europe. We are the world's leading independent organisation dedicated to cancer research. We support a broad portfolio of cancer research across all the biomedical disciplines.

Cancer Research UK funds over 500 research groups in British Universities and Medical Schools, as well as in our own Institutes. The charity supports research into all aspects of cancer through the work of more than 4,250 scientists, doctors and nurses, who are working together to investigate all aspects of cancer. In the financial year 2007/08 our total scientific spend was £344 million.

Together we will beat cancer’ is our vision statement. In order to address this challenge, we carry out world-class research to improve our understanding of cancer and find out how to prevent, diagnose and treat different kinds of cancer. We ensure that our findings are used to improve the lives of all cancer patients. We also help people to understand cancer, the progress we are making and the choices each person can make. In addition, we work in partnership with others to achieve the greatest impact in the global fight against cancer.

Every year of research improves our understanding of how to prevent cancer and treat it more effectively. To find out more about Cancer Research UK, what we do and how we raise funds, please visit: www.cancerresearchuk.org