Make childhood brain cancer history.
Unfortunately, childhood cancer still kills more children than any other disease in Australia and8 in 10 childhood cancer survivors develop at least one so-called late effect – meaning side effects appearing after cancer treatment received as a child.
Our researchers need your help to develop new, less toxic treatment methods.
With breakthroughs in cancer research,
This doesn't have to be the future.
WE'RE CHANGING CHILDHOOD BRAIN CANCER OUTCOMES
A project that could save childrens' lives
In this project, Dr Cheung and her team want to test if blocking MYCN and USP5 can be a way of successfully treating brain cancers like neuroblastoma and medulloblastoma – either on its own or in combination with common chemotherapies or radiotherapies.
If successful, Dr Cheung also hopes this project can be rapidly translated into clinical trials in the future. To progress to the next stage of their research to prove its success, Dr Cheung and her team need your help.
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From our committed supporters
LORETTA'S TESTIMONIAL
Loretta, Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and metastatic breast cancer in 2018
“I will be forever grateful to Cancer Council for their help in my time of need, it was a huge help to get me through those few months of a terminal illness diagnosis.
I did feel a bit embarrassed that I needed this help but then remembered I sponsored Cancer Council for a couple of years as a young adult. I was happy to know that my money was going towards helping people like myself, dealing with this disease, at a time when it was most needed.”
We're here for a cancer-free future
PROJECT UPDATE: CHILDHOOD CANCER
Dr Ziegler's ground-breaking research into aggressive childhood cancers
Ground-breaking new research into some of the most devastating childhood cancers: brain cancer and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
PROJECT UPDATE: CHILDHOOD CANCER
4 researchers striving to reduce the impact of childhood cancer
In this blog, we put the spotlight on four ground-breaking research projects that are leading the charge in reducing the impact of childhood cancer with the generosity of supporters like you.
PROJECT UPDATE: BREAST CANCER
How Diane uses her cancer experience to support others
Over the last decade, Diane Holt has provided one-on-one phone support to people diagnosed with cancer and cancer survivors through the Cancer Connect program.
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