Love this from Humanists UK! #Thatshumanism is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and brand new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look for yourself! humanists.uk/thatshumanism/

A new economic analysis by Cancer Research UK shows that the UK economy loses £10.3bn to cancer deaths each year in lost productivity – more than any other health condition.

BREAKING: MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The #AssistedDyingBill will now proceed to the House of Lords. A landmark victory for compassion, dignity, and choice.

#CRUKBridge2ABetterFuture April challenges done - 2 half marathons and a 10k! Thanks for all the support and donations to @cancerresearchuk.org fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/bridge-... More challenges to come across the year with @sueduncombe.bsky.social #TogetherWeAreBeatingCancer

Our analysis also shows that, on average, 54% of cancers are diagnosed at an early stage in England – a proportion that hasn't changed for almost a decade. The govt’s National Cancer Plan must be a #TurningPointForCancer. Will you sign our open letter? 👇 action.cancerresearchuk.org/page/168473/...

Our latest 'Cancer in the UK' report reveals that the rate of people dying from cancer has fallen by over 20% since the early 1970s, but that the rate of people being diagnosed with the disease has risen by almost half across Great Britain. Read more 👇 www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/defaul....

Would you like to join us as a patient and public reviewer? You will review the relevance and importance of an article's research question and receive £50 or a journal subscription for completing each review www.bmj.com/about-bmj/re...

Brilliant news that the Tobacco & Vapes Bill has just been voted through its legislative consent motion in the @parliament.scot. This is a huge step towards a #SmokefreeUK after a similar @niassembly.gov.uk vote in February and we now hope to see @senedd.wales follow suit.

May is #SunAwarenessMonth prompting thoughts of #SkinCancer & #VitaminD - but there's more! 🧪 Group leader @giampazolias.bsky.social spoke to BBC Science Focus about the relationship between Vitamin D, the gut #microbiome & cancer #immunity Read the story: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/news/institu...

Help us spread the message: With just 48 hours until the next assisted dying debate, it's crucial to flood social media with support for law change. MPs must hear our call: When we cannot stay, let us choose how we go. One click can make a difference. Tag your MP in the comments. #LetUsChoose

Budapest runs successfully completed! Good times for me and @sueduncombe.bsky.social but left physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted! More bridges crossed for more @cancerresearchuk.org #research Thanks for all your support and donations fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/bridge-...

Budapest on Sunday for our #CRUKBridge2ABetterFuture Challenge on Sunday I'm running the half marathon and @sueduncombe.bsky.social the 10k.Thanks for all support and donations to @cancerresearchuk.org @cancergrand.bsky.social @oxfordcancer.bsky.social fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/bridge-...

Saving legs for tomorrow’s #BudapestHalfMarathon with @sueduncombe.bsky.social with bus and boat tours around the city today. Viewing some of the icons we’ll be running past as we add in some more bridges in another #CRUKBridge2ABetterFuture event @cancerresearchuk.org #TogetherWeAreBeatingCance

25 years ago @cancerresearchuk.org helped lay the groundwork for the HPV vaccine. Today we’re supporting global efforts to prevent cervical cancer in countries like India, where they’re needed most. Read about one programme we’re helping fund in today's @theguardian.com 👇

1/ Today, we’re spotlighting our prevention policy work at CRUK. Around 4 in 10 cancers are preventable in the UK. We need to shift from treating ill health to preventing it. Our team works to reduce cancers caused by the biggest risk factors: • Tobacco 🚭 • Overweight and obesity • Alcohol 🍺

Can targeted SBRT help men with oligoprogressive #prostatecancer avoid chemotherapy for longer? Dr Priyanka Patel, @alison-tree.bsky.social & team at the Royal Marsden publish results of the @prostateuk.bsky.social funded TRAP trial in @ijrobp.bsky.social Grab a ☕ & read: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cancer Research Programmes Manager to join #OxfordCancer ! The post-holder will provide day-to-day oversight and technical management of a portfolio of translational cancer research projects and programmes. Apply here ⬇️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Every political tribe in Britain hates Elon Musk, and increasingly so. Data via @yougov.co.uk.

“But across England progress has stalled in recent years, and in some regions smoking rates appear to be increasing” It's vital MPs & Lords back the Tobacco & Vapes Bill and do not loose momentum to a #Smokefreeuk news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/03/19/s...

@oxfordcancer.bsky.social “it’s about being bold and centred round patients” says @pjmcg.bsky.social

Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space. Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.

Really shameful that more than 2 years after we learned that Abiraterone, an inexpensive medicine, saves lives, it is STILL not available in the English NHS. Thanks @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social for highlighting the struggle many men, and their doctors, are facing. www.bbc.com/news/article...

A big thank you to all our volunteers & those from @cruknbc.bsky.social who took part in activities for this year's @britsciassoc.bsky.social #BritishScienceWeek! Fantastic engagement with local children with #CancerResearch at #ManchesterMuseum with @uniofmanchester.bsky.social activities #BSW25

A pivotal moment for global action on water! Yesterday, ministers from seven countries and representatives from the UN and the World Bank came together to tackle the global water crisis at a roundtable hosted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, supported by WaterAid. Change starts with water!

RCGP moves to neutral position on assisted dying @royalcollegeofgps.bsky.social www.gponline.com/rcgp-moves-n... #GPnews

5/ Councillor Cancer Champion Bob Lanzer wants to create a smokefree UK - a nation without tobacco, the largest driver of cancer inequalities in the UK.

4/ Cancer Research UK Campaigns Ambassador and shop volunteer, Jose, is supporting the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to help create a smokefree generation and prevent more young people from ever starting smoking

2/ This #NoSmokingDay, we’re urging all parliamentarians from across the UK to support this Bill and leave a legacy to be proud of.

1/ It is estimated that around 350 young adults start smoking every day in the UK. 🚭 The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would raise the age of sale of tobacco to help prevent future generations from ever starting smoking.

Prof Hashim Ahmed @londonprostate1.bsky.social at @ip-london.bsky.social designs clinical trials that report meaningful outcomes, ensuring valuable research funds are used to improve understanding of the best #prostatecancer treatments for men. 📙Read more: prostatecanceruk.org/research/res...

We have a PhD studentship in the @nudrugdiscovery.bsky.social @chemistryncl.bsky.social with me and @hannahstewart92.bsky.social to develop methods of making macrocycles as a new class of antimicrobial agents. Apply at the link and contact us if you have questions. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

'We can’t wait for a better life in the hereafter – we need to create the best world possible right now, for everyone and for our planet.' It was an absolute privilege to interview the author, activist, and humanist @natashawalter.bsky.social. Read the feature today 🔗👇 humanists.uk/2025/03/10/n...

We have an opening in our #DataScience core @icr.ac.uk. The post will work on a breadth of topics across #cancer biology, but expertise in spatial data, single cell and data integration are priorities. Details here: jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/11... @jobrxiv.bsky.social

My open letter to Elon Musk ⬇️ Unfortunately, I can't share it on his social media megaphone, because he broke it and it still isn't working. Similarly, he's hobbled all our disease-detection systems around the world. We will regret this.

Who funds biomedical research? @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

My latest post is now out. I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook. This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must! christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...

Warning over rapid at-home prostate tests www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... and this is a surprise??? cc @mgtmccartney.bsky.social in the very unlikely event you missed an industry built on fear, with poor to no regulation

NEW 📰: We’re excited to announce that ICR scientists will be part of a team of international researchers who have secured £1.5m funding from @cancerresearchuk.org to study the genetic secrets of childhood cancer #Neuroblastoma.

New evidence from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) has revealed that a majority of the English public believes family members and friends who help loved ones travel abroad for an assisted death should not face criminal investigation. humanists.uk/2025/03/06/p...

Leaving a high-control religious group can be incredibly difficult and even dangerous. Humanists UK's powerful new animation lets those who leave know they're not alone, and that help is out there! Support #FaithtoFaithless and watch today. humanists.uk/faithtofaith...

An inspirational day for @pjmcg.bsky.social and me @icrlondon.bsky.social with @asharpmedonc.bsky.social and his team of researchers. Thanks for all you’re doing to bring hope to men with #prostatecancer. @ethansgrumps.bsky.social - great to meet you at last. Thanks for all you do too! ❤️

@ethansgrumps.bsky.social @sueduncombe.bsky.social @pjmcg.bsky.social all giving up their valuable time to visit the @icrlondon.bsky.social tomorrow and see what we are after. Very much looking forward to having them.

Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin (Collaboration with @politicalbeauty.bsky.social )

22/10/52 - 25/12/2009 15 years have passed since Philip died. I’m thankful for the memories. Thankful for the inspiration to live life to the full. Thankful for the motivation to improve cancer outcomes for cancer patients and their families with @cancerresearchuk.org and others

'Prince William to end feudal restrictions on his Duchy of Cornwall estate' Residents of central Dartmoor - the duchy’s largest landholding - will be given the right to buy the freehold to their homes for the first time, following the Govt's leaseholder reforms. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

If Ministers really do 'resist calls' to block Musk & his ilk from making political donations, they are complacent idiots. Capping donations is supported by Labour's new anti-corruption tsar Margaret Hodge, the Electoral Commission, & 56% of the public: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Next years Oxford Cancer Symposium is open to registration www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-can...

Building a starter pack of Oxford based cancer researchers on Bluesky to help those who have recently joined to set up their networks. Get in touch if you want to be added or to let us know as more researchers sign up to the platform. go.bsky.app/6KvGzDB

This is an incredible milestone, Patrick and Sue - thank you both as always for your incredible support 💙✨ @pjmcg.bsky.social @sueduncombe.bsky.social