Current involvement opportunities

A photo from the Cancer Insights Panels' event

Working with you gives us invaluable insights that can help us develop our work. Whether you've got lots of time to spare or only a little, we hope you'll find an activity that interests you. Below is the list of current involvement opportunities you can take part in to help shape work throughout the charity as well as wider involvement opportunities for other organisations.

We regularly update this page, so please come again to visit soon.

Eligibility

Anyone who has a personal experience of cancer (either personally or through a loved one)
18+ years old
A UK resident

If you have questions about any of our opportunities, or feedback for us, you can contact us by emailing us at involvement@cancer.org.uk or call us on 0203 469 8777. We're always happy to answer questions and receive feedback, so please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Join the Involvement Network

Organised by Cancer Research UK

Survey - Share your views and make Cancer Research UK a better place to give your time

Help us to gain a better understanding of our volunteering and involvement communities, and your experiences with us. Your responses will help to make Cancer Research UK a more enjoyable, diverse and inclusive place to give your time.

Closing date: Friday 24 February

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Survey - Development of a new clinical trials information resource for patients

The Experimental Cancer Medicines Centres (ECMC) are developing a patient information website to provide cancer patients who are considering early phase clinical trials more information about them. We’d like to hear from cancer patients not currently participating in clinical trials about what information they need to make an informed decision when considering trials.

Closing date: Friday 7 February

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Organised by other organisations and charities

Cancer Research UK has not organised the following opportunities. External charities and organisations separate from Cancer Research UK run them. You'll work directly with that organisation when taking part.

If you wish to share positive or negative feedback about your experience participating in these opportunities, we'd love to hear from you. Please email us at involvement@cancer.org.uk.

Lay reviewer - Join Bowel Cancer UK's Research Team

Research volunteers bring their lived experience, along with their skills, to shape and influence bowel cancer research. Your unique perspective can help ensure that research is focused on the outcomes and issues that matter most to patients from the very beginning.

Closing date: Tuesday 4 March

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Survey - Exploring the relationship between sleep and health in individuals with chronic conditions

Researchers at the University of Strathclyde are studying the relationship between sleep and health in individuals with chronic health conditions including people with colorectal cancer and gynaecological cancer. This 15–20-minute survey will ask about your experience with sleep, pain and coping, fatigue and mood. The data will be anonymous and the results will be shared publicly for researchers to analyse.

Closing date: Tuesday 25 February

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Webinar - What's next for prostate cancer research?

This webinar is organised by NIHR. They are discussing the future of prostate cancer research and ways to optimise care. Presented by expert researchers in the field, this webinar brings together three ongoing NIHR randomised controlled trials involving men with localised cancer.

Date of event: Wednesday 12 March @ 1pm

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Survey - The impact of diagnostic delays on the wellbeing of patients living with cancer

Researchers at Derby University are studying the relationship between diagnostic delays in cancer patients and the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms. The insights from this study will improve cancer patients' diagnostic experience and inform future psychological interventions.

Closing date: Friday 21 February

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Online Interview - Help GPs to detect brain tumours earlier

Help researchers explores how GPs might be supported when deciding which patients need an urgent referral for a brain scan. They want to know what people who’ve been diagnosed with a brain tumour think about brain health tests and blood tests to support this decision.

Closing date: Friday 28 February

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Survey - Experience of people affected by sarcoma across the UK

Sarcoma UK invites you to take part in our 2025 National Sarcoma Survey. The survey will collect information about the experience of people affected by sarcoma across the UK, including adults, children and carers.

Closing date: Monday 31 March

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Including all voices in our work

Within the Patient Involvement Network at Cancer Research UK, we value diversity, and we're committed to creating an inclusive space where everyone can be themselves and help shape our work. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, communities and cultures and believe that a range of views and experiences will help us represent all people affected by cancer.

Learn about our work in this area