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In the last 50 years, we’ve helped double cancer survival in the UK – but we’re not stopping there. We’re finding new ways to outsmart cancer, so more moments like these can happen. Your donations help fund new trials, new treatments and more research to change the lives of people affected by cancer.   Donate now, and help us save more lives 👉 https://cruk.ink/3OVnBQU

Our new analysis shows cancers caused by smoking have reached an all time high at 160 per day 📈 We're calling on the new Government to re-introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in the first King’s Speech on 17 July, to ensure that smoking has no place in our future. Dr Ian Walker, our executive director of policy, says: “Raising the age of sale of tobacco products will be one of the biggest public health interventions in living memory, establishing the UK as a world-leader. It’s vital that this Bill is re-introduced at the King’s Speech, passed and implemented in full, so the impact of smoking is consigned to the history books.” Read more below, including the reasons behind these figures, and why breast cancer has been included for the first time in this kind of analysis 👇 #CancerNews #SmokefreeUK #Smoking #SmokefreeUK

You might have heard that alcohol can cause cancer, but how does this actually happen? Drinking alcohol increases the risk of cancer as it causes damage to your body, even in small amounts. This doesn’t mean that you’ll definitely get cancer, but the risk is higher the more alcohol you drink. The more you can cut down on alcohol, or the longer you are teetotal, the more you can reduce your risk. Share with your network to raise awareness 🔃 #AlcoholAwarenessWeek #Alcohol #Cancer #CancerPrevention #Health #Wellbeing

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who campaigned for a #TurningPointForCancer in the run up to the #GeneralElection – more than 8,000 of you joined the campaign 👏 Together, you asked more than 3,000 parliamentary candidates to champion cancer survival and helped secure commitments from the new government on ensuring the next generation can never legally buy cigarettes, boosting diagnostic capacity to catch more cancers earlier, and a policy programme that commits to less lives lost to the biggest killers such as cancer. Together, we've put cancer firmly on the political agenda and we’re looking forward to working with the new government to ensure they deliver on the cancer pledges they’ve made. #LongerBetterLives #CancerManifesto

It's #AlcoholAwarenessWeek, and we want to help you understand the benefits of drinking less or even going teetotal 📉 Alcohol causes seven different types of cancer, including breast, bowel, and mouth cancer. There is no safe level of drinking, as alcohol damages your body even in small amounts, so the less you drink the better ✅ It can be difficult to make lots of changes at once, so try making one change at a time. Making small changes you can stick to can add up to make a big difference - here's some tips from us 👇 Share with your network to raise awareness 🔄 #AlcoholAwarenessWeek #Alcohol #HealthTips #Wellbeing

Discover our International Cancer Prevention (ICP) Programme 💉 Cervical cancer is almost entirely preventable and, if caught at an early stage, it can be treated successfully. But due to limited access to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, cervical screening, and treatment, rates of cervical cancer are higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We want to bring about a world where everybody can lead longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer, which is why through the ICP programme, we’re helping to expand access to HPV vaccination for adolescent girls in Africa and Asia. Find out more about our new grants and how they'll help to reduce cervical cancer rates 👇 #CervicalCancer #Vaccination #HPV

“This research brings us closer to being able to prevent cancer with targeted drugs – once thought impossible but now much more attainable,” says Dr Karl Smith-Byrne, Senior Molecular Epidemiologist at Oxford Population Health 🧫 Research has found that proteins linked to cancer can start appearing in people’s blood more than seven years before they’re diagnosed. In the future, it’s possible doctors could use these early warning signs to find and treat cancer much earlier than they’re able to today.  Read on 👇 https://cruk.ink/3Rx1Rgv