We’re The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.
We raise money to support world-leading experts at The Royal Marsden, saving the lives of people with cancer, everywhere.
Today, in the UK, someone is diagnosed with cancer every two minutes
That’s more than 1,000 people, every day, hearing the devastating news they have cancer. We believe that through funding the life-saving research and world-leading treatment and care at The Royal Marsden, we can save the lives of people with cancer everywhere. With one in two of us likely to receive a diagnosis in our lifetime, cancer touches every family, every generation, every community, which means we need cancer research breakthroughs more than ever before.
Together, Team Marsden is making a difference
We are made up of hundreds of passionate individuals that make The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity what it is today. Our work is only possible with your support.
Our supporters
Our supporters make The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity who we are. They are at the heart of everything we do and our work is only possible thanks them.
Our volunteers
We rely on a network of over xxxx dedicated volunteers who support our fundraising. Find out more about our volunteers [link to volunteering]
Our people
We're a team of over 100 passionate staff, dedicated to raising over £x million every year for The Royal Marsden. Find out more about working for us [careers link]
Our Trustees
We are governed by an independent board of trustees. Find out more about how we are run [link to our people]
Our vision, values and our commitment to you
We are a charity driven by our values of respect, kindness, ambition, and versatility and purposefulness, and these values shape everything we do. We believe that by building genuine, lasting relationships with our supporters, together we'll fund more cancer research breakthroughs that will save lives everywhere.
Every day you and others like you make a huge difference by supporting our work. When you support us, we make a promise to you.
When you donate to us, you're directly supporting specialists making breakthroughs in cancer treatment and care.
We work directly with clinicians, researchers, doctors and nurses at The Royal Marsden to ensure that donations are directed where they are needed most. Founded as the first-ever hospital to study and treat cancer, The Royal Marsden continues to make breakthroughs happen. Together with its academic research partner the Institute of Cancer Research, London (ICR), is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centres in the world. Every donation takes us a step closer to another life-saving breakthrough.
A history of charitable support at The Royal Marsden
Charitable support has been a cornerstone of The Royal Marsden since it was founded in 1851 as the first-ever hospital to study and treat cancer. Since then, The Royal Marsden has led the way in cancer research and the development of new treatments that have, and continue to help people with cancer around the world.
1851
The Royal Marsden was founded as the Free Cancer Hospital by Dr William Marsden after losing his wife, Elizabeth Ann to cancer.
1948
The NHS was formed and The Royal Marsden became a postgraduate teaching hospital
2023
The Sutton hospital expanded with the opening of the Oak Cancer Centre. Funded by the supporters of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity’s £70 million Oak Cancer Centre appeal, the state-of-the-art research and treatment facility will help advance the development of new treatments, offering hope for cancer patients worldwide.
1862
The Royal Marsden site on Fulham Road was secured to accommodate the growing need for in-patient care, thanks to funding from Baroness Burdett-Coutts.
1963
A second hospital was opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Sutton, Surrey. The expansion increased the hospital’s capacity to treat more patients and train more doctors as world-leading cancer experts.