Cancer and research information

Learn what bile duct cancer also known as cholangiocarcinoma is, how it develops and why research is vital for improving treatment and finding cures.

Vegetarian and vegan diets have been associated with a reduced risk of some cancers, but it’s not clear whether eating meat is truly problematic. We explain what the most recent research tells us about diet and cancer risk.

What is the relationship between sugar and cancer treatment? A Worldwide Cancer Research scientist explains how sugar could be used to help enhance the effect of cancer treatments.

Discover how bowel cancer screening saves lives, where it falls short globally, and how research like ours is helping to detect cancer earlier and move toward cures.

Discover what each stage of bowel cancer means and how Curestarter support is helping research to transform treatment from early detection to advanced cancer breakthroughs.

Targeted cancer therapies work in a very different way to most other cancer treatments. But what are they and how exactly do they work? How is our research helping to make targeted therapy a reality for thousands of patients? 

Cancer terminology can be complex and confusing. Find out more about cancer staging and grading and what that means, how it's done, and why it's important. 

Discover what incurable cancer means, which cancers are hardest to cure, and how research is offering new hope through life-extending treatments.

Pancreatic cancer is a type of cancer that has seen some improvements in survival rates but it continues to be one of the most difficult types of cancer to diagnose and treat. Why is that the case?