Thank you for helping Dr Wylie fight sarcoma relapse
01/09/2023
Tragically, sarcoma will return for one in three children even after surgery to remove the cancer - this high rate of relapse after treatment is a major cause of fatality. But with your kind support, Dr Ben Wylie and his team in Western Australia are developing a ground-breaking new treatment aiming to change that.
New funding from Perpetual Trustees helping researchers predict childhood cancer
25/07/2023
A generous grant of $91,000 made by Perpetual Trustees to The Kids' Cancer Project will help to fund a pioneering research project aiming to identify the 'culprit' genes behind childhood cancer.
The Kids’ Cancer Project ramps up collaboration and funding in vital sarcoma research
07/07/2023
July marks Sarcoma Awareness Month, a time when we shine a light on a cancer responsible for about 20% of childhood cancer diagnoses. Thanks to the ongoing commitment of our wonderful community, The Kids' Cancer Project is actively funding nine projects across Australia in order to develop better treatment options for those kids.
Super-powered immune cells – using CAR-T cells to target brain tumours
06/06/2023
With a background in immunology, Dr Tessa Gargett is utilising her knowledge of the human immune system to tackle children’s cancer. Here, she explains how she’s maximising the potential of CAR-T cells to provide a treatment option specifically tailored to brain tumours.
Combo Drug delivering a knockout blow to resistant glioma cancer cells
24/05/2023
Diffuse midline gliomas (DMG), including diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG), are the most lethal of childhood cancers primarily occurring in young children.
Diamond netballer and osteosarcoma survivor socking it to sarcoma
16/03/2023
Two driven young women have raised over $200,000 to support pioneering Australian research into childhood cancer.
Moving one step closer to all children surviving cancer
17/02/2023
The Zero Childhood Cancer Program (ZERO), which has been supported by The Kids’ Cancer Project since 2015, is being expanded to all Australian's aged 0 to 18 years with any type of cancer.
World first guidelines created
20/01/2023
The study which developed the revolutionary clinical guidelines was co-funded by The Kids' Cancer Project, led by researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and endorsed by the Australian and New Zealand Children's Oncology Group.
Australia Has Voted. What’s next for Brain Cancer?
18/08/2022
The Kids’ Cancer Project is looking forward to collaborating with the new Minister for Health, the Hon. Mark Butler MP.
‘iBounce’ back to good health
18/08/2022
iBounce is a distance-delivered digital education program that encourages children to get physical following their cancer treatment.
Modernising sarcoma therapies: Right treatment, right time
06/04/2022
The Kids’ Cancer Project is funding powerful research by Dr Emmy Fleuren. She’s bringing sarcoma treatment into the future.
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