Nearly 1 in 2 people will get cancer in their lifetime*. All of us can support the research that will beat it.
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Our Sport Beats Cancer boards harness their passion and networks to host exclusive events to fundraise for Cancer Research UK. Guests have an exciting opportunity to take part in unique sporting activities and to attend prestigious evenings of fine dining, networking, and inspiring talks from influential industry leaders and Cancer Research UK experts.
Over the last 50 years, Cancer Research UK’s work has helped double cancer survival in the UK. Every pound raised supports our life-saving research.
There are lots of different ways you can get involved.
Set up a new Sports Beats Cancer board - We can help you set up a new board in your area.
Join our existing Sports Beats Cancer London board - Our Sports Beats Cancer - Cycling board is actively looking for new members.
Attend a Sports Beats Cancer event - enjoy a unique sporting event or join an evening of fine dining and networking, hosted by our Sports Beats Cancer board.
Donate to our Sports Beats Cancer board - donate to our board to help fund life-saving cancer research. You can also donate an auction or raffle prize.
No matter how you choose to support our boards, our team is here to guide you every step of the way, offering everything from advice to event delivery support.
Our board kicked things off with a unique event that brought together a passionate community of cyclists for a ride in the London Velodrome in support of Cancer Research UK.
Thanks to a committed board and passionate supporters, the event raised an incredible £53,458, all to help fund life-saving cancer research.
Our Sport Beats Cancer - Cycling board is looking for new members. If you’re interested in sharing your expertise, please register your interest using the form below.
1 active Sport Beats Cancer board
1 exclusive fundraising events
£53,458 for life-saving cancer research
Thanks to advances in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment, more than one million deaths have been avoided in the UK since the mid-1980s.* But we have so much more to do. Every pound raised helps power progress.
8 in 10 people who receive cancer drugs on the NHS in the UK receive a drug developed by us*.
We helped fund cutting-edge research that discovered two sub-types of prostate cancer using AI.
We are co-funding trailblazing researchers to help develop the worlds first vaccine to prevent lung cancer.
*cruk.org/lifetimerisk
*The mid-1980s is when cancer mortality rates started falling. If they’d remained at their peak levels, there would have been more than a million additional deaths between then and now.
