Decades of work into cancer research could be ruined within months if focus doesn't shift from COVID, warns Leeds professor

With much of his work having been on pause, Prof David Sebag-Montefiore, a cancer doctor and researcher at the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is backing a new appeal from Cancer Research UK for donations to tackle the huge loss of funding for life-saving cancer research.

Following the cancellation of fundraising events like Race for Life, the charity is expecting a staggering £160m drop in income in the year ahead and as a result, Cancer Research UK has had to make the difficult decision to cut £44m in research funding - with more cuts still predicted.