This year we aim to raise over £2.5 million from Relay For Life to support the vital work of Cancer Research UK. With your support we can reach that target and take a step closer to beating cancer.
We are making progress
Your money helps fund Cancer Research UK's life-saving work. This includes research into the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer. And progress is being made:
- More people are beating cancer than ever before. The overall cancer death rate has fallen by 10% over the last decade.
- In the 1970s around 5 out of 10 breast cancer patients survived their disease beyond five years. Now it's 8 out of 10.
- Over 95% of men diagnosed with testicular cancer are now successfully treated.
- More than seven out of ten children with cancer are now successfully treated compared with fewer than 3 in 10 in the 1960s.
Help us continue to make a difference
We still need to keep raising money so that we can continue our vital work and save even more lives. That's why your fundraising for Relay for Life is so important.
And remember the work of Cancer Research UK benefits local communities all over the UK. Learn more about cancer research in your area.