DPD stands for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase. It is an enzyme the liver makes that helps the body break down thymine and uracil. Thymine and uracil make up part of the structure of our genes. Uracil ...

Explore sponsorship opportunities at Cancer Research UK's inaugural Pancreatic Cancer Conference, taking place 7-9 July 2026.

Learn more about Cancer Research UK's Unlock Cancer Breakthroughs campaign and help call on governments to remove the barriers holding back research.

Find the latest campaign actions, updates and tools to take part in the Unlock Cancer Breakthroughs campaign. This is a campaign page for Campaigns Ambassadors.

The chemotherapy drugs work by disrupting the growth of cancer cells. It kills cells that are in the process of dividing into 2 new cells. The chemotherapy drugs circulate all around the body in the ...

Discover how people affected by cancer helped shape Cancer Research UK's new involvement strategy and explore the key moments from our collaborative launch event.

Read practical tips and guidance from Cancer Research UK written to help GPs recognise and refer suspected skin cancers in a timely way.

Amivantamab and lazertinib are targeted cancer drugs. You pronounce amivantamab as a-mih-van-tuh-mab. And you pronounce lazertinib as laz-er-tih-nib. This cancer drug combination is a treatment for ...

Lymph nodes are small bean shaped structures that are all over the body including near the breast. They are responsible for filtering the lymph fluid as it passes through them. The lymph nodes in the ...

Screening tests are not perfect and have some harms as well as benefits. In the UK, there is an independent body of experts. They are called the National Screening Committee (UK NSC). The UK NSC makes ...

Different factors affect your outlook (prognosis). The statistics on this page do not take all of these into account or tell you about your own case. You can talk to your doctor who knows about your ...

Invasive breast cancer is the most common type of breast cancer. Most invasive breast cancers have no special features and are classed as No Special Type (NST). Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is an ...