Business Beats Cancer Manchester

Business Beats Cancer Manchester
The next event will be our annual dinner, Thursday 27th March 2025 at the Manchester Cathedral. For more information on how you can get involved, please click on the register your interest link below
Business Beats Cancer Manchester
Business Beats Cancer Manchester brings together business leaders to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK. The Business Beats Cancer Manchester board is one of a growing network of boards across the UK. Each board organises an exciting annual fundraising event that brings together businesses in its local area to beat cancer.
Business Beats Cancer Manchester Board
What we're funding in Manchester
The board have chosen two incredible projects to fund in their first year, both based at the Cancer Research UK research facilities in Manchester. Half of the funds raised will go to Carolyn Dive’s work in the Manchester labs. This work looks specifically at Lung Cancer in the more economically deprived areas of the city, using liquid biopsy tests to hopefully catch cancer earlier, therefore increasing chances of survival. The board have chosen this project because lung cancer is currently the biggest single killer in Greater Manchester.
The second project that the board will be fundraising for is run by Dr Jamie Blundell and Professor Rob Bristow who are focusing their efforts on early diagnosis. This research is looking at our immune system and our immune cells to find patterns that may signify a higher chance of cancer developing in the future. If successful, this study would allow doctors to look for these patterns in the future, therefore diagnosing cancer earlier and giving everyone a much greater chance of survival.