The Medical Research Council (MRC) is one of the main agencies through which the Government support medical and clinical research. The MRC is currently funding a large portfolio of site-specific and general underpinning cancer research. In 2007/08, the MRC’s expenditure on cancer research amounted to £89.5 million.
The MRC’s expenditure on research related to leukaemia, brain cancer, lung cancer, colo-rectal cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer in 2005/06 to 2007/08 is as follows:
Area 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Leukaemia 13.8 million 13.3 million 14.0 million Brain cancers 900,000 940,000 970,000 Lung cancer 1.6 million 2.1 million 2.0 million Colo-rectal cancer 9.2 million 9.2 million 11.4 million Breast cancer 5.9 million 5.7 million 6.3 million Prostate cancer 6.2 million 5.1 million 5.8 million