Why Cancer Research UK?

Cancer Research UK scientistCancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research. Our groundbreaking work into the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer has saved millions of lives.


Today, hundreds of people who will hear the words "you have cancer" will also live to be told that they are "all clear". This has been made possible by our incredible supporters.


We ask everyone to share and support our vision that together we will beat cancer. And we invite your business - your staff, customers, clients and suppliers - to join with us in a variety of exciting ways to help us achieve this.


You and your business can help Cancer Research UK save more lives.


"We're absolutely delighted so far with the relationship we have with Cancer Research UK. This was the first time ever our company have engaged with a charity of the year and the level of staff engagement has been high."
Ged Doherty, Chairman & CEO, Sony Music UK

Make it your business...


Cancer touches the lives of one in three people in the UK, making our fight against cancer a cause that your customers, clients and staff feel passionately about. Almost everyone has someone close to them affected by the disease, if they are not affected themselves.


Societe Generale staff fundraisingCorporate partnerships are vital in helping us to beat cancer, and we have many years of experience building mutually beneficial partnerships that raise money for our work while at the same time delivering real benefits for partners.


We work hard to understand our partners needs and tailor what we do together to ensure they get outstanding business benefits from working with us. Be it driving sales or motivating your staff, the results can be wide reaching and sometimes surprising – why not read our supporters stories.


Supporting Cancer Research UK couldn't be easier. Whether you want to take part in staff fundraising, employee engagement, health promotion or commercial marketing partnerships we will support you every step of the way to help your business help beat cancer.


You can find out more about Cancer Research UK, how your support can help us, read our latest news and find out what we do.