Become a Curestarter and help reach a day when no life is cut short by cancer.  

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Will you help us fund more lifesaving discovery research?

On our doorstep and all around the world, your support powers bold ideas for new cures. Cures for the cancers that few have heard of, and the ones we know too well. 

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What is a Curestarter?

Curestarters believe no life should be cut short by cancer, and they choose to turn their compassion into action - for themselves, for their loved ones, and for the millions of people around the world affected by cancer. 

Becoming a Curestarter is a positive way to be part of something bigger and to contribute to pioneering cancer research that will save lives. If you support Worldwide Cancer Research and want to bring forward the cancer breakthroughs of tomorrow, you are a Curestarter. 

However you support us, every contribution is crucial, because every breakthrough starts with a single action. What if the action you took today changed the course of cancer research forever?

Cancer has affected my family and friends - there have been some very sad stories but also some wonderful stories of people beating the disease. So raising money for cancer research has always been important to me and I'm so glad I've taken the time to discover Worldwide Cancer Research’s mission to end cancer by starting cures.

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Other ways to donate

Text

To make a single donation of £10 please text CURES to 70470.

To make a single donation of £10 without receiving further communications from us please text CURESNOINFO to 70470.

See our Text to donate Terms and Conditions here.

Cheque

Please make your cheque payable to 'Worldwide Cancer Research' and send it to: Worldwide Cancer Research, Third Floor South, 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN

Telephone

Please call us on +44 (0)300 777 7910 and we will be happy to accept your donation via Credit or Debit card.

Fundraise for us

Every penny counts when it comes to new cures

By fundraising for us, you are funding the world-class scientists working hard to find new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer. 

Play our weekly lottery

A win for everyone from just £1

Every single time you play the Worldwide Cancer Research lottery, you could win up to £10,000. And every single research project you help fund takes us one step closer to a day when no life is cut short by cancer.

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Sign up for one of our events

Challenge yourself and we will challenge cancer

However you participate, you will be raising funds for vital research. Join Team Curestarter and one of our upcoming events and take another step towards a day when no life is cut short by cancer.

Find out about our free Will service

Light the way to lifesaving new cures

Find out more about our simple and free Will writing service and help reveal new ways to stop cancer, giving hope for generations to come. 

Your support saves lives

In our first Impact Report, we uncovered stand-out stories from the last 15 years that are a testament to the power of discovery research, and that have already made a huge difference to people and families affected by cancer. 

Read our Impact Report

  • 15+
    ways to track or measure cancer and help stop it in its tracks.
  • 300+
    new research tools which speed up progress towards new cures.
  • 7
    breakthroughs that informed new recommendations on patient care.
  • 38
    new clinical trials that could soon start changing lives.
  • £4.34
    of further research made possible by every £1 donated.

Without your generous donations, we simply wouldn’t be able to do this research. We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated and we’re committed to using those funds to make a difference to people living with cancer 

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