Research Spend Report
Contributors
We thank the following members who submitted their data to be analysed (see below).
AMMF (The cholangiocarcinoma charity )
Blood Cancer UK
Bone Cancer Research Trust
The Brain Tumour Charity
Brain Tumour Research
CCLG (Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group)
Childhood Eye Cancer Trust
CUP Foundation
The Eve Appeal
GUTS UK Charity
Leukaemia UK
Mesothelioma UK
Myeloma UK
Neuroendocrine Cancer UK
North West Cancer Research
Oracle Cancer Trust
Orchid Cancer Appeal
Ovarian Cancer Action
Pancreatic Cancer UK
Sarcoma UK
Solving Kids Cancer UK
Target Ovarian Cancer
The Urology Foundation
Wellbeing of Women
Special thanks to the member working group of Karen Noble of Brain Tumour Research and Liz Darlison of Mesothelioma UK, and to the Cancer52 policy group. Also to Jennifer Harris of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), who collated published evidence on rare and less common cancer research as part of the ABPI volunteer scheme.
References
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Alvi M, Wilson R & Salto-Tellez M. Rare cancers: the greatest inequality in cancer research and oncology treatment. Br J Cancer 117, 1255–1257; 2017. Doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.321
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Maruthappu M, Head MG, Zhou CD, et al. Investments in cancer research awarded to UK institutions and the global burden of cancer 2000–2013: a systematic analysis. BMJ Open 2017;7:e013936. Doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016- 013936
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Analysis using data from Cancer deaths 2020-2021 England and Wales. Office for National Statistics.
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What is cancer of unknown primary (CUP)? Cancer Research UK. Last reviewed 10 May 2021. Accessed April 2023. Available: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-unknown-primary-cup/about
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Children’s cancer incidence. Cancer Research UK. Accessed March 2023. Available: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/childrens-cancers#heading-Zero.
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Cancer mortality for common cancers. Cancer Research UK. Last reviewed: 31 May 2022. Accessed February 2023. Available: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/mortality/common-cancers-compared#heading-Zero.
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Research England funding allocations 2021 to 2022. Research England, published 14 October 2021. Available: https://www.ukri.org/publications/research-england-funding-allocations-2021-to-2022