Welcome to the Scottish Cancer Foundation

We award PhD studentships and support workshops, bringing together Scottish researchers to develop large scale collaborative research programmes.

We award the Scottish Cancer Foundation prize annually to support the work of those dedicated to reducing the burden of cancer in Scotland.

We are committed to disseminating knowledge on cancer risk reduction throughout Scotland and beyond.

We've compiled a list of thirteen top tips for cancer prevention.

Call for the SCF 2025 Prize now open
Tuesday 4th March 2025
The Scottish Cancer Foundation awards an annual cash prize of £10,000, generously supported by the Grant Simpson Trust, and the Evans/Forrest Medal to an individual or organization that has made a substantial contribution to Cancer Prevention in Scotland. In the past, the prize has been won by people working in
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Cancer screening for all?
Tuesday 4th February 2025
People are united in their enthusiasm for cancer screening. Surveys show that around 90% of people think screening is ‘almost always a good idea.’ Earlier in my career I was involved in a trial of bowel screening where we found over 97% of people who had done the test would
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