How a gift in your Will to Cancer Research UK can transform lives
CANCER RESEARCH UK’S AMBITION IS FOR THREE IN FOUR PEOPLE TO SURVIVE THEIR
EVERY year in Scotland, around
32,400* people are diagnosed with cancer.
Today, two in four people survive their cancer for at least 10 years. Cancer Research UK’s ambition is to accelerate progress so that by 2034, three in four people will survive their cancer.
That’s why research into better diagnosis and treatments to improve survival is vital. Gifts people leave in their Wills to Cancer Research UK are responsible for funding essential research projects across the UK. involved in clinical trials, which test and evaluate new and improved ways of treating, diagnosing and preventing cancer.
“Gifts left in Wills to Cancer Research UK are absolutely essential to what I do,” Laura said.
“They enable me to work clinically and support patients participating in trials. It means I can also facilitate patient and public involvement, as well as provide education and training to non-research staff around clinical trials, so they can understand the changing face of cancer care.”
“The funding from gifts in Wills is essential to continue researching new potential treatments and to provide treatment options and hope to millions of cancer patients worldwide. I am very thankful to those who leave a gift in their Will to help benefit others.”
“I have had close family and friends affected by cancer in the last few years. I have seen first-hand the complete devastation a cancer diagnosis can bring and also the massive benefit of new treatments as a result of research.”
“I’m immensely grateful to all those who leave a legacy in their Will, to help us continue supporting vital work to find the best ways to prevent, detect and treat those affected by cancer. I hope that in the future no-one has to be afraid when they hear the word cancer, and that we have a treatment option available for everyone facing a cancer diagnosis.”
Gifts in Wills fund over a third of
Cancer Research UK’s life-saving research.
These vital legacies, together with the commitment of the researchers to finding new breakthroughs, are so important to one day beating cancer.
“WHY NOT CONTINUE TO FIGHT CANCER WHEN I AM GONE?”
Many research projects across the UK benefit from the generosity of people leaving a gift to Cancer Research UK in their Will.
After seeing just how devastating cancer can be, Jo, from Dundee, pledged to leave a share of his Will to Cancer Research UK to help beat cancer for future generations.
“I’m leaving a legacy gift because we’ve been fighting cancer as a family since my wife was diagnosed,” Jo said – and what a tough fight it’s been.”
It all began in 1993 when Sue was diagnosed with a very rare cancer of the adrenal gland. It had spread into her bones and the family were told that she had just six months to live.
“This was very hard for us as our children were just young teenagers back then,” said Jo.
Despite being given six months to live, Sue was able to have treatment that allowed her to live for 10 more years and be there for her family. She even got the chance to realise her dreams of travelling across the globe with Jo.
It was a devastating blow to the family when Sue passed away, and several years later they discovered that the genetic mutation that caused her cancer was hereditary. Jo’s youngest children,
“FUNDING FROM GIFTS LEFT IN WILLS TO CANCER RESEARCH UK IS ESSENTIAL TO MY ROLE” Laura is a Research Nurse funded by Cancer Research UK. She supports patients
twins Jennie and James, also had the faulty gene and went on to develop the disease.
James’ cancer has since been operated on and Jennie has received targeted radiotherapy. Last March, the family also found out that Jennie’s tumours had spread to her bones.
For Jo, and countless people across the UK, the journey is far from over. In fact, one in two people in the UK born after 1960 will get the disease in their lifetime.
“I hope the gift in my Will can help find a way of treating people who have the rare SDHB mutation,” said Jo.
“Cancer Research UK will get 20% of my estate, which means it is inflation proof
and I think that is very important. I will continue to fight cancer until I pass away, so why not continue to fight cancer when I am gone?”
Gifts in Wills fund over a third of Cancer Research’s life-saving research. These vital legacies, together with the commitment of the researchers to make progress, are so important to helping those in the future who face cancer.
To find out more, get your free Gifts in Wills guide Gifts people leave in their Wills
Together we will beat cancer.
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