Cancer charities say coronavirus shortfall will set back research
by Patrick Butler and Steven Morris from on (#51TQ0)
Cancer Research UK and Macmillan to lose hundreds of millions in funding amid crisis
The UK's best-known cancer charity has become the latest victim of the multibillion pound fundraising crisis sweeping the voluntary sector as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, warning that a shortfall of donations will set back progress on fighting the disease.
Cancer Research UK announced it is to drastically scale back its research plans after the cancellation of a range of fundraising events and the closure of charity shops meant it will lose up to a quarter of its donated income over the next 12 months - about 120m.
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