Action Against Cancer

Professor Stebbing has published an interesting piece in The Independent about a new study showing that weight-loss injections may help some patients with advanced cancer live longer when the disease has spread to the brain. the-independent.com/news/health/ca…

We’re delighted to share that the team at the Professor Stebbing Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory have published their first paper. It focuses on the important but little understood question of how fat tissue talks to cancer cells. nature.com/articles/s4138…

On World Cancer Day we’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported our work over the last fourteen years. You are helping scientists to develop improved treatments for patients and make their lives better.

Professor Stebbing explains how a new study may have solved the mystery as to why people with cancer seem less likely to develop Alzheimer’s and vice versa. The discovery opens intriguing possibilities for future treatment strategies. theconversation.com/people-who-sur…

Wishing you a wonderful festive break from everyone at Action Against Cancer! Thank you for all of your support in 2025, we are immensely grateful.

There have been remarkable breakthroughs this year to help cancer patients, by scientists in the laboratories we fund. Thank you to all of our supporters for making this possible. Read more: aacancer.org/ourwork/latest…

Professor Stebbing has published another article in The Independent, explaining a remarkable breakthrough in the prevention of skin cancer: the-independent.com/life-style/hea…

AAC research was 1 of 12 chosen out of 1,700 entries to be showcased at the European Association for Cancer Research Annual Congress 2025! Dr Nina Moderau at Imperial College London aims to help drs predict where a tumour will spread to & how to stop it. aacancer.org/ourwork/newhop…

Another fascinating article published by Professor Stebbing in The Independent, this time with discoveries that “open exciting avenues for both cancer research and ageing science.” independent.co.uk/life-style/hea…

Professor Stebbing has published this exciting article about an important advance in therapy that uses light to destroy tumours, reducing side effects for patients, and using inexpensive LED systems rather than specialised lasers. theconversation.com/how-a-new-ligh…

@ThePCMG It was a pleasure to visit and receive this huge cheque! Huge thanks for all of the support you've given to our research over the years from everyone at Action Against Cancer.

We were proud to donate £10,000 to Action Against Cancer. 💜 This cause is deeply personal for the Peter Cooper family, whose lives were changed by ground-breaking treatment linked to AAC. We're honoured to support the research that's saving lives every year. #Charity #AAC

We are immensely grateful to the Peter Cooper Motor Group for this huge cheque! The company has supported us a lot over the years & we would like to take this opportunity to give heartfelt thanks to Peter, Marilyn & Darren Cooper, & everyone at the company. Thank you so much!

Professor Stebbing has published this very interesting article about the 2025 Nobel prize in medicine and the discovery that answers the profound question: how does the immune system know when to attack, and when to stand down? theconversation.com/nobel-medicine…

Huge thanks to everyone involved in the Hulcote and Salford village charity breakfast, that raised a whopping £1,750 for our research! We are grateful to the organisers, volunteers, villagers and local businesses who gave up their morning for breakfast, coffee and lots of cakes!

Massive congratulations to Clara Capella who completed the Nottingham Robin Hood Half Marathon on Saturday with a personal best time! Huge well done Clara from all of us at Action Against Cancer and thank you so much for raising funds for our life-saving research. You’re a star!

Enormous thanks to Raindrops on Roses, Kokoro and everyone involved with Saturday evening’s amazing charity ball in St Albans! It was such a fabulous evening and lots of funds raised for our research including in the thrilling auction! aacancer.org/newsandevents/…

Professor Stebbing has published a fascinating article in The Independent about whether sudden food cravings can be a sign of cancer. the-independent.com/life-style/hea…

Professor Stebbing has published this interesting article in The Independent with promising findings about stevia, a potential natural, effective and low-cost cancer therapy. the-independent.com/life-style/hea…

Huge congratulations and thanks to sisters Demelza Clarke and Carolyn Capella who have completed their 10km swimming challenge, raising more than £1,500 in memory of their mum Sue Whetter. Thank you so much!

Professor Stebbing: “nature has in fact provided us with an incredible pharmacy, filled with compounds that heal…As researchers continue to explore the hidden world of fungi, who knows what other medical breakthroughs may lie just beneath the surface?” theconversation.com/toxic-fungus-f…