Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

The Kids’ Cancer Project first Christmas fundraising luncheon raised $100,000 to help children with many different types of cancer. Read more about how to get involved in this year's event.

With an investment of over $7.9 million, The Kids’ Cancer Project is ensuring that some of the best and brightest young researchers in Australia can further their careers and most importantly, their impact on childhood cancer research. Read more about the recipients here.

Read how you’re helping create lifesaving changes for kids with cancer. Read this edition cover to cover, featuring the inspiring stories you’re helping to make possible, in digital flipbook format.

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.

At just eight-weeks-old, Matilda’s chances of surviving acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) hung at less than 20%..

Macy (far left) used to have to regularly travel from melbourne to hobart with her mum suzannah for treatment. Having treatment in hobart means macy’s sister matilda (far right) gets more time with family too.

30 Years of The Kids’ Cancer Project inspiring 40 Years of City 2 Surf for one member of our community.

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.

30 Years of The Kids' Cancer Project