How CRUK spend the money
Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research. Our vision is to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured. One in two people will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives. Right now, half of those people will survive.
Our ambition is to accelerate our progress and see three-quarters of people surviving the disease by 2034. Our scientists, doctors and nurses are working to save more lives and create more tomorrows for people in the UK and across the world. Every day, they’re making progress towards preventing more cancers, diagnosing the disease earlier, and developing new treatments. Thanks to you, we’ve helped double cancer survival in the last 40 years. But there’s still so much to be done. While survival for some cancers has improved dramatically, others, like lung, pancreatic and oesophageal cancers and brain tumours, are still very hard to treat. We need to change that – and we’ve already increased the amount we’re spending on these cancers as part of our strategy.
We’re also working to diagnose more cancers earlier, and to find better ways to tackle rare cancers and those affecting children and young adults. None of this would be possible without our dedicated volunteers and generous supporters. Together we will beat cancer sooner.
WHAT WE SPENT ON RESEARCH, POLICY AND INFORMATION
In 2015/16 we spent £470 million on all of our charitable activities:
• £404 million towards research. Some projects will run over several years and the money is set aside now because we have committed to supporting these long-term projects.
• £38 million spent on our policy and information activities including our work with GPs, our Cancer Awareness Roadshow and our campaigning.
• £28 million spent on the construction of the Francis Crick Institute.
Click here for a link to CRUK's most recent annual review highlights, to see where the money was spent in 2015/16.
