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 ...

What is a risk factor? Anything that can increase your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Different cancers have different risk factors.­ Having one or more of these risk factors doesn ...

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.

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.

The drugs are listed in alphabetical order by pharmacy (generic) name and brand name. You can type the name in the box below to help you find the cancer drug or combination you are looking.

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

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 ...

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 ...

What is invasive lobular breast cancer? Invasive lobular breast cancer means that cancer cells in the lobules have spread into the surrounding breast tissue. The lobules are the glands that make milk ...

Lymphoedema means a build up of lymph fluid that causes swelling in a part of the body. It can develop if there are problems with the lymphatic system. Lymphoedema means a build up of lymph fluid that ...