Legacies & Wills

Leaving a gift in your will to WCRF UK, no matter what size, will help us prevent even more cases of cancer. We raise almost a £1million a year from those kind and generous people who included a gift to us in their will. We know that writing or updating your will can be a complex process, which is why we provide will-writing materials to help you to plan for the future of your family and favourite causes.

Including a gift in your will to World Cancer Research Fund

Just as you can provide for your family and friends after your death, you can also ensure that the work of World Cancer Research Fund can continue enabling us to work towards our vision of preventing cancer in the UK and worldwide.

Gifts such as these are essential to our work and enable us to carry out vital research and pioneering education programmes into food, nutrition, lifestyle and the prevention of cancer. They also enable us to plan for the future in terms of funding the vital research that is needed into cancer prevention.

Whatever their size, these gifts really do make a huge difference. Thanks to the support of our legacy givers, we have been able to continue our pioneering progress in the vital area of cancer prevention research and education.

Help us prevent cancer

Leaving a gift in your Will would mean so much to us and would enable us to fund even more research projects and educate even more people about how to lower cancer risk. Your very kind gift would help ensure less people are affected by this terrible disease and what better legacy to leave to your loved ones – a future free from cancer. By remembering World Cancer Research Fund in your Will you will be joining our Legacy of Hope Alliance, an honorary group of our most loyal supporters who have shown outstanding commitment to the prevention of cancer.

“I’m confident that leaving a gift to World Cancer Research Fund really will make a difference and for that reason I can’t think of a better present to leave my children and grandchildren.” Ian Van Ryne, WCRF UK Supporter

Further information

If you would like further information on including World Cancer Research Fund in your Will please request our free “Legacy of Hope” booklet. It also includes useful information on making or updating you Will. Request your booklet by calling us on 020 7343 4200.

Alternatively, if you would prefer to talk to someone in confidence about leaving a gift in your will to World Cancer Research Fund, please call our Legacy Manager on 020 7343 4200 or email legacies@wcrf.org. We also have a Legacies Frequently Asked Questions page that you might wish to read.

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