What your money can do
The money you raise can help us save lives
The money raised by women taking part in Race for Life helps
Cancer Research UK fund
research into many
different types of cancer.
Our groundbreaking work into the prevention, diagnosis and
treatment of cancer has helped saved millions of lives in the UK
and across the world. Over the next decade we aim to save many more
– but we need your help to make that possible.
Our work is entirely funded by donations from the public so
whether you’re raising money to take part in Race for Life or
sponsoring a friend, your contribution
will help us achieve our
goal of beating cancer.
How your money can help
There are more than 200 different types of cancer each with
different causes, symptoms and treatments. We've made some great
progress in beating cancer over the years but there’s still so
much to do.
Here are some examples of how your contribution – big or small –
can help:
£10 could buy around 300 glass slides for
studying cells and tumour samples in detail under the
microscope.
£22 could equip a scientist with a lab coat and
a pair of safety goggles. These help protect against harmful
chemicals and prevent experiments from getting contaminated.
£62 could fund one cancer information nurse for
half a day. Our experienced cancer information nurses provide a
confidential service for anyone with concerns about cancer.
£94 could cover the basic costs for one woman
to take part in a clinical trial testing a new way of giving
hormone therapy to improve the treatment of breast cancer.
£104 could buy 10 digital timers – essential to
allow cancer researchers to carry out precisely timed
experiments.
£260 could buy a sophisticated microarray; a
powerful piece of technology, helping scientists to scrutinise
thousands of genes in a single experiment, and identify which are
switched on in cancer.
£1,000 could cover around two month's running
expenses for a clinical trial investigating a new way of giving
hormone therapy to improve the treatment of prostate cancer.
Research in your area
Find out more about the research in your
area.