Research & Impact

We fund the top 1% of the brightest new research
projects across every cancer to save and change
millions of lives.

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Your impact

We have been backing pioneering cancer research since 1967.

Thanks to you, we’ve kick-started more than 560 new ideas that have broken new ground to save lives.

Many of the talented emerging scientists whom we funded have had global breakthroughs and are now global leaders in cancer research.

Together, we will go even further to find the most impactful cures for cancer as quickly as we can.

Our 2025 researchers

A/Prof Orazio Vittorio
Clinical trial

Cancer Type: Childhood cancer
Research: Clinical trial - Enhancing anti-neuroblastoma immunotherapy response with copper chelators

Dr Ben Wylie

Cancer Type: Childhood cancer
Research: Developing novel immunotherapies to prevent the recurrence of sarcoma after cancer removal surgery 

Our researcher successes

In the media

Yuchen Feng named Researcher of the Year 2024

'Google Maps' of cancer offers better treatment

Cure Cancer profiles the work and lab of young guns Dr Hao and Dr Stamp

Lunch & Learn series

Find out about the latest developments in cancer research first-hand from our researchers and the impact of your support.

We take on every cancer

Cure Cancer funds groundbreaking research across every cancer, no matter the size or rarity.

We aim to maximise our impact, save millions of lives, and leave no one behind.

Blood cancer
Bone cancer
Brain cancer
Breast cancer
Childhood cancer
Gastro-intestinal cancer
Gynaecological cancer
Prostate cancer

Our research grant program

We are dedicated to funding new innovative cancer research projects, giving talented emerging cancer researchers the opportunity to pursue their innovative ideas across diverse areas of cancer research.

Through our Research Grants Program, we commit to back new ideas from the most brilliant minds in cancer research.

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