Press office
Contact the press office
The press office offers a service to journalists who are looking for information about cancer, research and fundraising initiatives.
Please note, this page is for journalists. If you are looking for general information about Cancer Research UK, help with fundraising or to find out how to support the charity, please call our Supporter Services on 0300 123 1022 or visit our contact us page.
If you would like to become a media volunteer and share your story with us, visit these pages.
Our Press team
We publicise the charity's world class scientific and medical research along with the cancer prevention campaigns carried out by Cancer Research UK.
The team also provides comment on clinical and prevention research from around the world as well as other cancer developments in the wider scientific community.
We also act as the press office for Cancer Research Horizons.
Regional contacts (including Devolved Nations)
If you are a journalist working in the English regions or Devolved Nations, please contact your local press officer from the list below:
North East, Yorkshire & North Midlands
West Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Tyne & Wear, Co Durham, Cleveland, Northumberland.
Lisa Millett 07900 137935 Lisa.Millett@cancer.org.uk
North West
Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man
Jane Bullock 07810 505535 jane.bullock@cancer.org.uk
Jemma Humphreys 07467 337109 jemma.humphreys@cancer.org.uk
Midlands
Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire
Paula Young 07786 510438 paula.young@cancer.org.uk
East of England
Cambs, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Herts, Bucks, Beds, Northants, Rutland, Lincolnshire
Patrick Keely 07789 174906 patrick.keely@cancer.org.uk
London & South East
Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Channel Island, Sovereign bases
Lynn Daly 07766 070705 lynn.daly@cancer.org.uk
South Central & South West
Hampshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight, Gloucestershire, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire
Elisa Mitchell 07768 987925 elisa.mitchell@cancer.org.uk
Scotland & Northern Ireland
Linda Summerhayes 07824 600540 linda.summerhayes@cancer.org.uk
Lisa Adams 07713 687200 lisa.adams@cancer.org.uk
Fiona MacLeod (science) 07818 421467 fiona.macleod@cancer.org.uk
Wales & Avon
Wales, Avon, city of Bristol
Ruth Amies (Not Mon) 07786 704571 ruth.amies@cancer.org.uk
Digital News Team
Our digital news team – which is separate from our press office – manages the Cancer Research UK news and analysis site. These articles cover new developments in cancer research, health and policy, and cast a critical eye over coverage in the wider media.
Our news stories are often produced in collaboration with PA Media Group or other third party agencies – Cancer Research UK has full and active editorial control of this process, but the comments and opinions contained therein do not reflect those of Cancer Research UK unless explicitly stated.
If you have a query about any of these articles, you can contact the editorial team on newsfeed@cancer.org.uk. Please note this address does not reach the Press Office, see above for their contact details.
Cancer statistics
Cancer Research UK provides cancer incidence, mortality and survival statistics and information on cancer causes and treatment.