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Curestarters believe that no life should be cut short by cancer, and they turn that compassion into action.
Everyone can play a role in bringing forward the lifesaving cancer breakthroughs of tomorrow. Your support makes a difference.
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Did you know that gifts in Will fund at least seven of our research projects every year?
You can help light the way to lifesaving new treatments and give hope for generations to come.
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We are Worldwide Cancer Research. We start new cures for cancer. And so can you.
All new treatments and cures for cancer are reliant on discovery research. Will you help us fund more pioneering discovery research into any type of cancer, anywhere in the world?
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Your support will back brand new ideas that could change the course of cancer research and start new cures.
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30 pioneering new projects backed by Curestarters in 2024!
We are proud to support 30 innovative and exciting new ideas around the world in 2024. From the support of our amazing Curestarters we were able to spend £6.3 million on creative cancer research. All of these 30 ideas have enormous potential to lead to new cancer cures.
09 April 2024
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Exciting new breakthrough could lead to vital improvements in immunotherapies
A discovery funded by Worldwide Cancer Research Curestarters could lead to better immunotherapies that work for more patients. Find out more.
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Any donation you can make will help to start more new cures and save lives. Your support makes big breakthroughs possible.
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