# Cancer charities to become biggest fundraising charity?

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/12/14/cancer-charities-become-biggest-fundraising-charity/
- Published: 2000-12-14T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Imperial Cancer Research Fund and the Cancer Research Campaign are discussing
a merger which would make them the largest fundraising charity in the UK, with a
joint turnover of £222m. The two are the largest of the 620 cancer charities in 
the UK and were originally the same organisation.

Read [Cancer charities consider merger](http://www.societyguardian.co.uk/voluntary/story/0,7890,411250,00.html)
by Sarah Boseley at SocietyGuardian and [Turning back the clock](http://www.societyguardian.co.uk/voluntary/news/0,8371,411243,00.html)
on the charities’ original foundation. Read also CRC head discusses merger plans,
Nicola Hill’s interview with Gordon McVie, director general of the Cancer Research
Campaign.

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