Welcome to The Kids' Cancer Project

We are an independent national charity supporting childhood cancer research. Since 1993, thanks to strong community support, we have been able to contribute tens of millions of dollars to scientific studies to help children with many types of cancer.

Our mission is to support bold science that has the greatest chance of clinical success to improve childhood cancer treatments. Our vision is to see a one hundred per cent survival rate for children with cancer while eradicating the harmful impacts treatment can bring.

Projects funded in FY19/20

21,419 +

Bears donated in 2019

$ 50,530,000

Donated to research

Scientists supported in FY19/20

26 yrs

Dedicated to fighting kids cancer

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People have pledged support to end childhood cancer.

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Whether you want to dress up, bake a difference, or just go crazy you can be a community champion by fundraising with The Kids’ Cancer Project. We’ll support you every step of the way in whatever you choose to do.

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Upcoming Events

Oct18

Blue Bottle Reef to Water
Oct18

Be a Pineapple World Record
Oct18

City2Surf
Oct04

Fitz's Challenge
Sep01

Cupcakes 4 a Cure

Blue Bottle Reef to Water

October 18, 2020

Sydney, NSW to Agnes Waters, QLD

Alana’s Legacy. On the 5th April 2020, Alana’s father and brother, Paul and Jake, along with Bob Cooper, will embark on an incredible journey on jet skis following the path of the blue bottle from Long Reef to Agnes Water. They will ride an approximate average of 140km per day (3 -4 hrs) finishing on April 18 at Agnes Water beach....

Be a Pineapple World Record

October 18, 2020

Sydney, NSW

Join the Blue Bottle swarm, and be ONE FINE-APPLE, in creating the WORLD'S LARGEST HUMAN PINEAPPLE! We are attempting to smash the current Guinness World Record for 'The Largest Human Image of a Fruit' of 250 people. There is no limit to how many people can join!

City2Surf

October 18, 2020

Sydney, NSW

The Sun-Herald City2Surf presented by Westpac has raised over $40 million since 2008 when the fundraising tally was first recorded. Don't miss your chance to be a part of this amazing event!

Fitz's Challenge

October 04, 2020

Canberra, ACT

While only the hardiest of riders can claim to have conquered the legendary Fitz’s Hill, it still doesn’t come close to the challenge that children with cancer and their families face day in and day out. Fitz’s Challenge is proud to have supported The Kids’ Cancer Project since 2009 by assisting the organisation to...

Cupcakes 4 a Cure

September 01, 2020

Bake a difference for childhood cancer research.

Delivering happiness and hope

May 27, 2020

Smartways Logistics has brought smiles to the faces of thousands of seriously ill kids by delivering teddy bears to 33 hospitals on the eastern seaboard at no cost.

Lauren loses her locks for kids with cancer

May 01, 2020

There will likely be several benefits to having no hair, netballing legend Lauren Moore smiles. There’s the fact that she’ll save money on shampoo.

Behind the Science: Professor Richard Lock

April 22, 2020

Vital knowledge is being built around why certain cancer cells become drug resistant, meaning fewer young lives will be lost.

Behind the science: Dr Dan Carter

April 20, 2020

When they find a gene that can produce a poor prognosis in patients, but can’t be treated with drugs, researchers target its partners in crime.

Eddie’s very special teddy

April 14, 2020

As she and her family were suffering an unimaginably terrible situation, one mum realised the true value of a cuddly teddy bear.

The familiar

April 12, 2020

Sarah Weir shares that although the situation we currently find ourselves in is one the world has never encountered before, much of it feels so very familiar to a family who has experienced childhood cancer.

The night that changed everything

April 09, 2020

Pandemics don't press pause on childhood cancer. New therapies are urgently needed for young kids diagnosed. Just ask their mums.

Our enduring promise

March 27, 2020

In uncertain times, one thing will remain, and that is our promise to never give up on finding kinder, more effective treatments for childhood cancer.

Behind the Science: Dr Andrew Care

March 26, 2020

Nanomedicine offers potentially great leaps forward in the treatment of childhood cancers. The Kids’ Cancer Project is supporting some very exciting new projects, including this one by Dr Andrew Care.

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The night that changed everything

Good Friday in 2019 did not live up to its name for mum Serina Peries and her baby daughter Amelia, although it would later be confirmed that Serina’s actions were likely the difference between her daughter living and dying that night.

Read Amelia's story