Current Research
Thanks to research, today more people than ever survive cancer and go on to live full and healthy lives. North West Cancer Research want to make this true for everyone

Thanks to research, today more people than ever survive cancer and go on to live full and healthy lives. North West Cancer Research want to make this true for everyone
We do this by funding world-class cancer research across the region. We fund research into understanding and stopping the cancers that are most important and significant to the needs of the people of the North West of England and North Wales.
We fund only the highest quality research and are proud to be members of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC). We adhere to their processes and guidance to ensure our funding and the management of our research priorities are transparent and rigorous.
Investigating and explaining contemporary patterns and trends in inequalities across the head and neck cancer pathway
PROTACing medulloblastoma: turning existing chemistry upside down to design a new therapeutic approach
A new book describes patient experiences of radiotherapy for gynaecological cancer.
Proton beam therapy is one of the most recent significant breakthroughs in cancer treatment.
Dr Gabrielle Grundy, the NWCR Research Fellow at University of Liverpool, is researching the mechanisms of resistance to radiotherapy in head and neck cancers.
Blackpool has recently been selected by NHS England as one of the first sites to develop the new proposed National Screening Programme for Lung Cancer.
Liverpool Cancer Research Institute is transforming collaborative cancer research in Liverpool for patient benefit.
Nick Hulbert-Williams spoke about his project exploring the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the psychological wellbeing of cancer patients.