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Cancer Research UK

Registered charity 1089464, on the register since 23 November 2001. The 8th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

What it says it does

Cancer Research UK is dedicated to saving lives through research. Our mission is to prevent, control and cure cancer through our ground-breaking research and in the last 40 years our work has helped double survival rates. But there is more work to be done. The only charity fighting over 200 types of cancer, we rely on every pound donated to help get us closer to beating cancer.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

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