THIS IS WHAT WE’RE UP AGAINST
Since NBCF's inception in 1994, NBCF has invested over $200M into more than 600 world-class research projects across Australia. During this time, the five-year relative survival rate for breast cancer in Australia increased from 76% to 92%. This is progress to be proud of but the job is not done. Breast cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia and the most common cancer among females. By registering to Give it Up for Breast Cancer you can take a stand against breast cancer and help NBCF raise much needed funds for life-changing breast cancer research.
Research is the best way to stop deaths from breast cancer.
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HEAR FROM MICHAELA, NBCF FUNDRAISER
Michaela decided to become a Pink Hero in 2024 taking on an epic challenge.
Michaela's mum, Liz, was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in 2023, and it opened Michaela's eyes as to what the impact of breast cancer has, not only the individual, but their families as well.
Michaela's mum is now thankfully in remission and Michaela shares that her inspiriation to fundraise was due to "the work of those doing the research behind breast cancer".
A NEW ERA OF BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
NBCF is uniting the brightest research minds through the first ever Collaborative Research Accelerator (CRA) Grant, a $25 million investment over five years, to tackle one of breast cancer’s most urgent and unsolved challenges – how to stop the recurrence of breast cancer.
This marks a new era in research investment as one of the largest grants available in Australia and the single largest research investment NBCF has made in our thirty-year history.
The CRA unites national and international leaders in breast cancer research, to accelerate progress towards NBCF’s bold vision of Zero Deaths from breast cancer.
NBCF’s first-ever CRA Grant has been awarded to an exceptional local and international collaboration led by Associate Professor Christine Chaffer at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, to drive forward a pioneering research program called AllClear.
AllClear aims to reduce breast cancer deaths by half, by tackling one of the most complex and urgent challenges in the field - how to stop breast cancer from returning.
WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES
When you become a Pink Hero and raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), you're supporting world-class breast cancer research. Ongoing research is critical to better understand, prevent, detect treat and stop breast cancer.
The more we raise, the more research we can fund. We need your help to fund research into:
MEET SOME OF OUR NBCF-FUNDED RESEARCHERS
In 2024 the NBCF awarded $13.5 million into 19 world-class research projects with a focus on understanding genetic drivers of breast cancer in young women, how technology can be used to improve breast cancer screening, and how breast cancer cells survive and spread informing better treatment options for some aggressive forms of breast cancer.
Click below to meet some of our NBCF-funded researchers who have stepped up to the challenge to help us reach our vision of Zero Deaths from breast cancer.
