Tag: Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK and Sky Media join forces to bring new ‘Power of Pledges’ campaign to life highlighting the transformative impact of Gifts in Wills.

Stuart Mitchell

Sky Media, the advertising sales arm of Sky, has joined forces with Cancer Research UK to launch a compelling campaign showcasing the transformative power of legacy gifts. The ‘Power of Pledges’ campaign will debut on World Cancer Day (4th February), using real-life stories to highlight how gifts in Wills contribute to groundbreaking advancements in cancer research and treatment. Gifts in Wills have played a vital role in helping to double cancer survival in the UK over the past 50 years. This campaign brings the impact of those donations to life…

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Cancer Research UK and Tesco pharmacies join forces to help spot cancer early and save lives 

Stuart Mitchell

For the first time, Tesco and Cancer Research UK are working together to prompt customers who are experiencing unusual symptoms or are concerned about cancer to get expert information and support while they shop.   If people have spotted something that doesn’t look or feel right, or that isn’t going away, they can talk to one of the supermarket’s in-store pharmacists about what to do next.   The campaign aims to raise awareness of possible symptoms of cancer, break down barriers people may face to speaking to healthcare professionals, and help…

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Cancer Research UK tops Savanta’s Most Loved UK Charity Brand rankings, with healthcare and pet charities dominating

Stuart Mitchell

Cancer Research UK is the UK’s Most Loved Charity Brand, taking top spot from last year’s winner Macmillan Cancer Support, according to market research company Savanta.  Savanta’s Most Loved Charity Brands surveyed 60,000 UK adults between 1 April 2023 and 31st March 2024 to give a comprehensive view of the third sector brands that they ‘love’, using Savanta’s BrandVue Charities platform. Healthcare and animal welfare charities continue to be top performers, with Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, Dogs Trust and the RSPCA making up four of the top five.…

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£1.7 million for the world’s first vaccine to prevent lung cancer

Stuart Mitchell

Researchers at the University of Oxford, the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have been granted £1.7 million of funding from Cancer Research UK and the CRIS Cancer Foundation to develop a lung cancer vaccine.  The team are seeking to create ‘LungVax’, the world’s first vaccine to prevent lung cancer in people with a high risk of the disease.   From COVID-19 breakthrough to lung cancer vaccine The LungVax vaccine will use technology similar to the highly successful Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.   In the same way traditional vaccines use part…

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Housebuilder sets £4 million fundraising target for Cancer Research UK

Stuart Mitchell

Bellway has announced it has set itself a target of raising £4 million for Cancer Research UK (CRUK) before the end of 2024. Since the partnership with Cancer Research UK began in 2016, employees at the housebuilder have dedicated their fundraising efforts to the cause. Bellway has now raised just over £3 million for CRUK and is now aiming to raise another £1 million in 2024, which will take it past its overall target of £4 million by the end of the year. All 21 divisions and Head Office of…

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