What if the next breakthrough begins with you?
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Kick-start groundbreaking ideas in cancer research.
Every life-changing discovery starts with a leap of imagination. And a question that changes everything.
What if your gut had the power to stop bowel cancer on its own?
Dr Lisa Mielke and her team have uncovered powerful immune cells in the bowel that act like natural cancer patrols. Now, they’ve found a way to re-train these cells to fight back even stronger, shrinking tumours in pre-clinical models. It’s a major step toward something once unthinkable: preventing bowel cancer before it ever takes hold.
What if we could make cancer collapse from the inside out?
Dr Robert Ju is developing a technique that forces cancer cells to break under their own pressure, triggering their destruction and alerting the immune system. It could be a powerful new way to stop cancer in its tracks, especially before it spreads. This breakthrough could open the door to new treatments for drug-resistant cancers, supercharge the immune response, and offer fresh hope to people living with advanced disease.
What if cancer treatment left your immune system stronger, not weaker?
Dr Susan Christo is studying a specialised group of immune cells called tissue-resident memory T cells — your body’s natural first responders against cancer. Her research explores how these cells survive stress, including radiation therapy, and how we can protect and even enhance their function during treatment. The goal? To develop therapies that fight the tumour without destroying your immune defences, helping patients recover faster, experience fewer side effects, and stay protected from cancer long after treatment ends. How your donation helps
Your support can help fund the breakthrough that families are waiting for.
Cure Cancer backs brilliant emerging researchers with bold new ideas – the kinds of ideas that challenge the status quo and uncover new ways to prevent, detect and treat every cancer, including the rare and often overlooked.
For more than 50 years, we’ve funded over 570 innovative research projects across all cancer types. From a world-first childhood brain cancer trial to work that helped shape Australia’s national HPV vaccination program, the impact of early support is clear.
Because when we back researchers at the beginning, we don’t just fund science. We give families hope. The Cure Cancer community is a movement of researchers, donors, fundraisers and partners working together to bring bold ideas to life in record time.
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