Action Against Cancer

06/10/2026

Huge thanks to everyone involved with the Hulcote and Salford Village Charity Breakfast for fundraising for our work! We’re delighted that the sun shone for you and we are very grateful for your support.

15/09/2026

Professor Stebbing has published this interesting article about one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers.

It’s thought around half of the world’s population are infected with H pylori.

08/09/2026

We’ve partnered with Discover Adventure so that you can take on an incredible challenge while fundraising for our work! How about trekking to watch an eclipse in Morocco in 2027, or cycling from London to Paris? There are loads of amazing events to choose from: https://www.discoveradventure.com/challenges #/holidays

20/08/2026

Professor Justin Stebbing has just published this interesting article in The Independent about the controversial issue of changes to prostate cancer screening in the UK

Former prime minister David Cameron called the changes ‘yet another step backwards’

18/08/2026

We are delighted to have part funded research published this week with the discovery of an important “switch” on a protein. By understanding and potentially blocking this switch, the study opens up a new avenue for developing therapies that could stop breast cancer from progressing.

Lemur tail kinase 3 (LMTK3) is an oncogenic Ser/Thr kinase implicated in breast cancer (BC) progression, therapy resistance, and poor clinical outcomes, yet the molecular mechanisms governing its regulation remain poorly understood, particularly the role of its C-terminal intrinsically disordered re...

13/08/2026

Professor Stebbing has published an interesting article that explains the importance of trying not to sit for long stretches at a time

Studies show a link between long periods of uninterrupted sitting and a higher risk of dying from cancer, but that is not the same as proving one causes the other

01/07/2026

Congratulations to David Costello for completing the Two Castles Run in Warwickshire! Enormous thanks from everyone at Action Against Cancer for fundraising for our life-saving research 😀 https://www.aacancer.org/ourwork/index.html.php

25/06/2026

In this article, Professor Stebbing explains a new study showing the remarkable success of the HPV vaccine. Between 2020 and 2024, no woman in England aged 20 to 24 – who had been vaccinated as a teenager – died from cervical cancer. Hundreds of deaths have already been prevented, and many more lives are likely to be saved.

No vaccinated young woman in England has died of cervical cancer in years. Japan’s vaccine scare shows how easily that progress can unravel.

22/06/2026

Massive thanks to Jason Bone for organizing the amazing Let’s HIIT Cancer event at the weekend in support of our work! And huge thanks to everyone who took part in the exercise sessions in Battersea Park. The fundraising page is still live, please donate if you can: https://givestar.io/gs/lets-hiit-cancer

19/06/2026

We have partnered with Ultra Events, so now you can fundraise for our work whilst getting 8 weeks of free training in comedy, boxing or MMA and take part in incredible events! Click the links in the comments to sign up!