Cancer Research UK

Researchers observed differences in which genes were mutated, how tumours grew, and the number of additional cancer-driving mutations. Picture: Getty

Genetics 'shape' how cancer develops, say Scots scientists

The number of new melanoma cases in Scotland has surged to a record annual high of more than 1,600. Picture: PA

Skin cancer cases hit record high as sun damage warning issued

Former Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy is living with terminal prostate cancer

Prostate cancer test 'saves lives' but risk of overtreament remains

Opera singer Monica McGhee.

Opera singer's big decision to help save her voice after cancer

Colleagues from across the UK network travelled to London to take part.

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Popular UK charity shop chain to close 8 Scottish stores - full list

A potential gamechanger in the way that cells can be ‘boosted’ to fight cancer has been made in Glasgow

Scots scientists 'supercharge' cancer-fighting cells

No Scottish health board met the cancer waiting time target this summer.

'Lives will be lost' warning amid damning new cancer waiting times

Breaking King announces ‘good news’ of reduction in his cancer treatment

A woman walks past a Cancer Research UK store in London. The charity shop chain will close 88 high street shops by May 2026, with 100 more expected by April 2027 (Photo: BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

UK charity shop to close 88 high street shops by May 2026 - full list

The event saw a record 10,700 entries across all distances, with runners from across the world taking part

Loch Ness Marathon 2025 in pictures as record crowds take part

'Taps Aff' health warning issued as Scottish weather heats up

Tracy Farrell with her mum Kathleen.

Scotland to lead new £5.5m international cancer 'supergroup'

A new study suggests that drinking a glass of milk every day may reduce your risk of bowel cancer.

One thing you can do daily to reduce your risk of common cancer

Cancer charities and good causes across the UK rely on public donations to fund their important work and research.

online platform lets shoppers raise free donations this World Cancer Day

Fearne Stewart of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire who is in remission from leukaemia

How Scottish schoolgirl cancer survivor inspired a poem about courage

Ad Feature ScottishPower backs lung cancer research with up to £4million funding

Professor Anthony Chalmers

Scots scientists awarded £1.5m to find better and kinder cancer treatments

Mole check

Why my family history of melanoma led me to get a mole screening Gaby Soutar

Around 7,500 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the UK every year.

What is ovarian cancer and what are the signs and symptoms?

Cancer Research UK scientists

Scots scientists to study link between gut bacteria and cancer

Cancer Research UK scientists

Scottish Brain Cancer Scientists To Share In £8M

Primary school teacher Adele Hughes was diagnosed with melanoma a month before her 40th birthday and then successfully treated for the disease, and has praised a new smartphone app in development

How a Scottish smartphone app has been developed for skin cancer checks

Adele Hughes with her daughters Siena and Elise.

New smartphone app for melanoma skin cancer patients could help save lives

A patient undergoing robot-assisted surgery to remove the prostate in the ProMOTE study. Photo: Professor Alastair Lamb/University of Oxford/PA Wire

Glowing dye that clings to cancer cells gives doctors ‘second pair of eyes’

Analysis by Cancer Research UK shows rates of melanoma are at an all-time high, with 20,800 people expected to be diagnosed this year in the UK. Picture: Phil Toscano-Heighton/PA Wire

Melanoma skin cancer cases soar to all-time high in the UK

More than 6,700 people took part in the fundraising race for Cancer Research UK in Glasgow.

Race for Life: More than 6,600 runners bring Glasgow to standstill

Experts working with Cancer Research UK found that Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging can allow the entire bowel to be examined and for tumours to be studied while inside the body.

Scottish scientists make breakthrough bowel cancer discovery

Scotland has the worst waiting times for chemotherapy in the UK with patients waiting on average 65 days, compared to 58 in Wales, 57 in Northern Ireland and 48 days in England.

Scotland lagging behind rest of UK on cancer care in 'timebomb' warning

Eight-year-old Aurora Farren with her mother Jenna Farren, 34, brother Ada Farren 6 and father David Farren 41. Aurora overcame cancer and has been chosen to launch Cancer Research UK Race For Life in Scotland. Picture: Simon Price/Cancer Research UK/PA Wire

Girl, 8, who battled brain tumour to launch Cancer Research UK's Race for Life

King Charles III is due to undergo treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer, leading to huge numbers of people heading to cancer charity websites for more information.

King Charles diagnosis leads to huge surge of traffic to cancer charity websites

Members of the public flock to Portobello Beach in Edinburgh during the summer. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Removing VAT on sunscreen could help save lives from skin cancer, SNP MP says

Scientists are to receive almost £100,000 from a cancer research charity to search for a blood test to detect pancreatic cancer. Photo: David Davies/PA Wire

Scottish scientists search for pancreatic cancer blood test

Every year, around 34,100 people are diagnosed with cancer in Scotland, with 16,300 Scots losing their lives to the disease annually.
PA Photo : David Davies.

Scottish scientists make major discovery in battle to treat cancer

Kelsey Mackay. left, of Armadale, West Lothian, who is backing the call for targeted lung cancer screening to be introduced in Scotland, after her mother, Christine Livingstone, right, died from the disease at St John's Hospital, West Lothian, in September 2013, aged 52. Photo: Kelsey Mackay/PA Wire

Daughter backs lung cancer screening plans

Studies of mice showed the immune system reacts less vigorously to cancer than to the flu virus, and can react to the same “low level” danger as a small cut.

Glasgow scientists working on cancer research breakthrough

Samantha Currie who survived breast cancer. Pic: Contributed

Initiative to cut waits for cancer treatment

People across Scotland are being urged to help fund life-saving breakthroughs by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Big Hike challenge in the heart of The Trossachs on May 18 2024. Sign up now at cruk.org/bighike. Picture - supplied.

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Cancer survivor Samantha Currie, 42, from Menstrie in Stirlingshire, with her children Emma and Tom

GPs bypassed in new Scottish pilot to speed up cancer diagnosis

After decades of improvement in life expectancy the trend has changed

Drop in Scottish life expectancy 'a truly sorry reflection of nation's health'

Cancer patients in Scotland will be among the first to trial a new treatment aimed at those with rare forms of the disease. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Scots with rare cancers to test new treatment in first-of-its-kind trial

Experts warn that these common foods can increase cancer risk

These one-day hiking challenge events are open to men and women who enjoy the great outdoors and are looking for a challenge whilst raising money for life-saving research.

Ad Feature Registration now open for the Big Hike Loch Lomond Challenge

A new report from the British Medical Association said medics are struggling to cope with demand from patients whose health conditions are being made worse by poverty, poor housing, lack of heating and skipping meals

People getting sicker due to spending cuts and rising cost of living – doctors

Peterhead Relay for Life is hoping to break the £2.5m mark in 2023.

Relay for Life Peterhead 2023...here we go!

Breast cancer survivors highlight the importance of awareness of the symptoms (Picture: Matt Alexander/PA)

Knock-on effects of Covid on breast cancer screening must not linger

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