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Translating Research into Care: Celebrating the 10-Year Partnership of The Kids’ Cancer Project and ANZCHOG

10/02/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project knows survival starts with science, which is why, since 2015, the charity has supported ANZCHOG’s mission to fund research through clinical trials. As one of its first funding partners, The Kids’ Cancer Project has helped ANZCHOG significantly enhance its collaborative networks, increase clinical trial opportunities and enable a broader portfolio of clinical trials.
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Neuroblastoma Awareness Week: Dr Katherine Pillman's research to improve diagnosis, treatment

07/02/2025
2-9 February 2025 is Neuroblastoma Awareness Week – a week-long campaign to raise awareness about neuroblastoma, the most common solid tumour found in children.
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Dun deal: Australian Government commits $20 million to brain cancer research

06/02/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project-backed researcher, Professor Matt Dun, has become the beneficiary as part of a $20 million injection from the Australian federal government into childhood brain cancer research.
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Blue Sky Services are saying K’day to a better tomorrow for kids with cancer

05/02/2025
On 15 February, The Kids’ Cancer Project seeks to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer for K’day, coinciding with International Childhood Cancer Day.
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New Funding Partnership Backs Innovative Paediatric Brain Cancer Treatment

03/02/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project is proud to have joined forces with five other leading philanthropic organisations to form the TarGeT Collaborative – a pioneering partnership which has been established to fund critical clinical trials for targeted treatments in children and young adults diagnosed with high-grade gliomas, including Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).
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Your guide to all things K’day 2025

30/01/2025
K’day, which stands for Kids’ Day, is The Kids’ Cancer Project’s annual double donation day, raising awareness and vital funds for childhood cancer research. We've got everything you need to know and how you can get involved below.
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Michaela’s Sun Run for research

28/01/2025
While there are many donors and fundraisers of The Kids’ Cancer Project who have been directly affected by childhood cancer, there’s also a strong community of those who support the cause out of compassion, empathy, and a shared commitment to making a difference.
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K'day 2025: Millie’s milestones – from treatment, to remission, to smashing her fundraising goals

13/01/2025
When 13-year-old Millie Trustum grows up, she wants to be either a nurse just like her mother, or a chef, but Millie’s future wasn’t always so certain.
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K'day 2025: How Rachel Edwards plans to change the lives of kids undergoing BMT

13/01/2025
Queensland nurse researcher Rachel Edwards knows first-hand the effects of severe treatments of children’s cancer, because she’s on the ground every day.
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The life and times of Col Reynolds

06/01/2025
A wrong turn while driving a coach kickstarted Col Reynolds’ journey to find a cure for childhood cancer.
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2024 closes with best-ever Christmas for a Cure

20/12/2024
The Kids’ Cancer Project was proud to celebrate its most successful Christmas for a Cure event ever in 2024 – raising $630,000 for childhood cancer research thanks to the incredible generosity of attendees, sponsors and donors.
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You can help researchers do better for kids with leukaemia like Roxy

11/11/2024
In just five hours, four-year-old Roxy went from a routine visit to the dentist to being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). 18 months on, and with Roxy on the road to recovery, mum Bec tells their story and just how important your gifts are in helping other kids like Roxy.
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