Royal London announces Cancer Research UK partnership

To tackle cancer inequalities

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 1 min read

Royal London has partnered with Cancer Research UK, with the insurer providing £1.2 million to fund further research.

The partnership aims to tackle cancer inequalities stemming from socioeconomic status, education, gender, ethnicity, age, and where someone lives, which Royal London detailed can impact health and cancer outcomes. Funding from Royal London will support the charity's research into cancers that are hard to treat and initiatives to improve early diagnosis pathways, and to support programmes that increase cancer awareness in communities. The mutual insurer said the initiative with Cancer Research UK further broadens its social impact and charitable giving strategy, aimed at helping people...

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