Help us beat the number one baby and toddler cancer 

What is neuroblastoma?

Neuroblastoma is a complex and aggressive cancer affecting young children. The average age of diagnosis is just two years old and it is the leading cause of cancer death of children under five.

Only 50% of those children diagnosed with aggressive neuroblastoma will survive five years after diagnosis – and a third of those children that do survive, will have long term side effects from their treatments. 

Why we need your help!

In Australia, on average, one child is diagnosed with neuroblastoma every nine days.  

The disease attracts very little research funding from pharmaceutical companies and from the Government. In fact all childhood cancers put together only received 10% of the total government cancer research budget.

About us

Neuroblastoma Australia is a childhood cancer charity that raises funds to invest in innovative research projects with the goal of developing more effective treatments as well as treatments which are safer.

We are the only charity in Australia solely dedicated to funding research for neuroblastoma. 

What we do 

Ultimately our vision is to find a treatment which will lead to all children surviving and without causing any permanent damage.

Current treatments are calibrated for adults and are extremely toxic for children's bodies. Children that survive the disease can be left with lifelong health challenges due to treatment toxicity, these can include: infertility, hearing and vision problems, and the increased risk of secondary cancers. 

We ensure the projects we invest in are of the very best quality through an expert international Scientific Advisory Board who are specialists in neuroblastoma.

How your donation helps

Your contribution will help us fund childhood cancer research projects. 

Every two years Neuroblastoma Australia holds a research grants round where scientists from all over Australia propose new research projects. Funding these projects provides essential seed funding so good ideas can evolve and progress through the various research stages needed.

To date Neuroblastoma Australia has funded over twelve different research projects and supported established scientists with a passion for finding innovative research projects with the potential to make a real difference to children's lives.  

Your support means we can support the development of new treatments which are vital. Without these new developments children will continue to have to endure extensive and toxic treatments, and often not survive.  

Every childhood cancer research donation helps us with our fundraising for the young children diagnosed with neuroblastoma and who deserve the chance of life.

Please make a donation today.  Every donation over $2 will receive a tax deductible receipt. 

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