Our vision

Our vision is a statement of what we aspire to, why we exist and the impact we would like to have on society.

Our purpose

Our vision of beating cancer is an enormous challenge. These four purpose statements set out how we address that challenge.

1. We carry out world-class research to improve our understanding of cancer and find out how to prevent, diagnose and treat different kinds of cancer



2. We ensure that our findings are used to improve the lives of all cancer patients



3. We help people to understand cancer, the progress we are making and the choices each person can make



4. We work in partnership with others to achieve the greatest impact in the global fight against cancer

Download our reports

Annual Review 2008/09 - contains information about Cancer Research UK's financial performance over the past year.

Annual Report and Accounts 2008/09 - contains information about Cancer Research UK's financial performance over the past year.