About the ICR

About The Institute of Cancer Research

From humble beginnings 100 years ago as a small laboratory within what would become the Royal Marsden Hospital the ICR is now one of the top cancer research organisations in the world and the most prolific in Europe.

Its achievements in its 100 years existence are legion. It was the ICR that discovered the suspected link between smoking and cancer. It was the ICR that first recognised that all cancers are genetic. And it is the ICR that is now identifying hundreds of genes that contribute to the development of cancer.

The ICR achieves all this on just a quarter, on average, of the budget of similar research organisations. It is one of the world’s most cost effective cancer research organisations with more than 95p in every £1 going directly into research.

The ICR still works in partnership with the Royal Marsden Hospital which means that the results of its research reach patients more quickly than those of any other organisation in Europe.

Some of the ICR's achievements

ICR discovered that the basic cause of cancer is DNA malfunction.

ICR have taken 10 drugs to clinical trial in the past 10 years, an achievement unmatched anywhere in the world.

ICR established the Everyman Campaign for research and funding into male cancer and set up Europe’s first and only centre dedicated to research into male cancer – The Everyman Centre.

ICR discovered and developed abiraterone, a drug showing promising results in treating men with advanced and aggressive prostate cancer; it is also being investigated as a possible treatment for breast cancer.

ICR discovered that the cancer gene, E2F3, is an important predictor of aggressiveness in both prostate and bladder cancer, allowing for more effective, tailor-made treatments for patients.

ICR Identified that cancer stem cells contribute to causing the most common form of childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

For more information visit www.icr.ac.uk.

 

          

Ways to donate

If you wish to support Mary's campaigns to raise funds for The Institute of Cancer Research you can make a secure payment online through Mary's Justgiving page or or send your donation by post directly to the Institute of Cancer Research.

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