The Charity Fighting Childhood Cancer | Children with Cancer UK

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Christmas fundraising ideas for 2023

As our loved ones gather this festive season, those facing childhood cancer will be introducing new traditions, preparing for time away from home and only enjoying moments of celebration when they can. Help us to support more families so we can make everyone’s Christmas special.

The Ultimate Christmas Quiz

We are delighted to launch our inaugural quiz: The Ultimate Christmas Quiz, hosted by Rob Brydon, with an audience of Auction Winners and celebrity team captains. All money raised from the quiz will support Children with Cancer UK’s ground-breaking scientific research into the treatment and causes of childhood cancer, as well as its ongoing support for young cancer patients and their loved ones.

Our Christmas campaign with The Sun on Sunday and The Entertainer

Supporters can purchase these special cards from The Entertainer and proceeds from sales will go towards buying presents for young cancer patients staying in hospitals.

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Where your money goes

Around 10 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer every day in the UK.

8 out of 10 young childhood cancer patients can be successfully treated thanks to vital, specialist research we helped fund.

We are working to develop safer, kinder & more effective childhood cancer therapies, with fewer toxic side effects.

We invest in childhood cancer research that would otherwise go unfunded.

So what do we do?

We accelerate breakthroughs in research

As a children’s cancer charity, we actively raise and invest money to fund specialist research to improve our understanding of childhood cancer and save the life of every child affected by it.

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We inspire action and raise awareness

Sharing our learning for the greater good of all and inspiring people to contribute towards a better future for our children, we unite people to fight the injustice of cancer in children.

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We support children and their families

We are there when families need us most. By funding welfare projects, delivering unforgettable events and fostering a loving environment, we strive to make the world a happier place for children.

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Research is essential

To save children’s lives, research is essential. Childhood cancers are different to adult cancers and need their own research. Most childhood cancers are unique to children.

At Children with Cancer UK we want to find safer, more effective treatments for all young patients. Cancer is still the most common medical cause of death in children and young people. Our focus as a children’s cancer charity is to fund visionary research and bring the breakthroughs that will bring hope to children and their families.

It started with a promise

Our journey started with a promise to a dying boy. The O’Gorman family were shattered when brother and sister, Paul and Jean, fell victim to cancer within nine months of each other. 14-year-old Paul died only six weeks after his initial diagnosis of leukaemia. But before he died, Paul asked his parents, Marion and Eddie O’Gorman, to help other children with leukaemia.

Paul’s sister Jean, in defiance of her cancer, started to raise money in her brother’s memory. She died just nine months later.

We are one of the leading childhood cancer charities in the UK