Cancer Research UK
Cancer research and awareness charity
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| April 30 2024 | King Charles III was announced as patron of Cancer Research UK. |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cancer Research UK closed its charity shops and cancelled mass participation fundraising events, anticipating a 30% fall in income and potential long-term revenue reduction over at least three years. |
| April 2017 | The Information Commissioner's Office fined Cancer Research UK £16,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act by misusing donors' personal data. |
| 2015 | Tomas Lindahl was one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for mechanistic studies of DNA repair. The Clare Hall research institute became part of the Francis Crick Institute. |
| 2014 | The charity allocated approximately 40% of its research expenditure (27% of total spending) to basic laboratory research into the molecular basis of cancer. |
| 2014 | Cancer Research UK spent £422.67 million on cancer research projects, representing 67% of its total income for the financial year. |
| 2014 | The charity initiated support for over 200 clinical trials and began studying cancer and cancer risk across more than a million people in the UK. |
| 2012 | Cancer Research UK launched Cell Slider, its first citizen-science project, which involved web-based analysis of breast cancer tumour samples from previous studies. |
| 2012 | Developed 'Play to Cure: Genes in Space' mobile game with Guerilla Tea, originating from a 48-hour game jam. The game allows players to plot spaceship routes which simultaneously analyze genetic data. |
| July 18 2012 | Cancer Research UK received its largest single donation of £10 million from an anonymous donor, which was allocated towards the £100 million funding for the Francis Crick Institute in London. |
| June 2011 | Cancer Research UK was targeted by Animal Aid in a series of newspaper advertisements criticizing the organization's funding of medical research involving animal experiments. |
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