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Making the discoveries that defeat cancer

The Institute of Cancer Research is one of the world’s most influential cancer research organisations. We are a UK charity and a postgraduate college of the University of London.

Advanced radiotherapy ‘must play central role’ in clearing Covid’s cancer backlog

Urgent investment is needed in advanced forms of radiotherapy so the high-tech treatment can play a central role in clearing the backlog in NHS cancer care that has built up during the pandemic.
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Our Search magazine is out now

Read about our latest fundraising and research news, including how a little girl called Aoife is driving change for children with cancer, and how we’re using AI to target therapies more effectively.
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Smarter, kinder treatments

We will move a step closer to cure by bringing personalised treatments into the clinic and developing them for patients.
Personalised treatments
Unravelling cancer’s complexity

We will comprehend the full complexity of cancer by harnessing the power of new technologies and Big Data.
Big data research
Queen's Anniversary Prize

The ICR has been recognised with a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its world-leading research in cancer drug discovery.
Queen's Anniversary Prize
Innovative approaches

We will take on the challenge of cancer’s complexity, evolution and drug resistance through the discovery of innovative new approaches to cancer treatment.
Our innovative approaches
Making it count

We will deliver better outcomes and quality of life for patients by establishing innovative treatments, diagnostics and prevention strategies as part of routine healthcare.
Improving patient lives
Creating new treatments that target tumours

Teams of biologists, chemists and computational scientists design new drugs to selectively attack tumours.
About drug discovery