Cancer survival rates

7:00am Saturday 6th September 2008

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The British Journal of Cancer recently reported a study showing a big improvement in cancer survival rates among people aged 13 to 24. These young people are 11 per cent more likely to survive cancer than was possible two decades earlier.

The overall picture is one of significant progress and the UK's cancer experts are among the best in the world. But major challenges do remain, such as the tragic fact that one in four children and young people do not survive cancer.

Public support is needed to help fight these cancers. The Institute of Cancer Research is the largest academic organisation in the world developing drugs to combat childhood cancers and is seeking public donations for this work.

We are working to develop drugs to treat cancers which are currently claiming the lives of children. In addition we are aiming to develop drugs which don't have the devastating life long side-effects which are associated with some existing child cancer treatments.

We need your support in reaching our aim. To support our work into childhood and other cancers please do make a donation to 0800 731 9468.