Co founders
Nick James is a cancer specialist at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. He is also a Professor of Oncology at the University of Birmingham Institute for Cancer Studies. Sally Tweddle was an educationalist with an interest in literacy.
When was Cancer Research UK founded?
February 4, 2002
Who is the head of Cancer Research UK?
Michelle Mitchell OBE joined in November 2018. She is responsible for the overall leadership and management of CRUK, the world's leading charitable funder of cancer research.
Why was Cancer Research UK founded?
Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Its aim is to reduce the number of deaths from cancer.