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Why Fund Research?

Neuroblastoma takes the lives of more children under five than any other cancer, surely the government and pharmaceutical companies provide all the support researchers need to find a cure? The short answer is no. It’s a shock to learn that children, particularly those with rare diseases like neuroblastoma, come last in the world of cancer research. That’s why we do what we do. 

We fund leading research projects using our Scientific Advisory Board and select the very best projects. We play a key role in pre-clinical neuroblastoma research in Australia.

“The support of Neuroblastoma Australia of our group over a decade, has been absolutely invaluable in helping us to understand new mechanisms underlying the growth and aggressive behaviour of neuroblastoma, and to develop new treatments to target these mechanisms which have translated to a number of completed, current and planned clinical trials. We are indebted to Neuroblastoma Australia for working with us so closely towards our common goal of one day making neuroblastoma a completely treatable and hopefully preventable disease.” - Professor Michelle Haber

A word from the Children’s Cancer Institute

Professor Murray Norris AM, Deputy Director of the Children’s Cancer Institute explains the importance of research.

 

Funding for childhood cancer in Australia

There are three sources of Australian government funding for cancer research:

- the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
- Cancer Australia
- the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

The above organisations have invested the following amounts in childhood cancer research between 2014 and 2018:

  • The NHRMC invested $51.22 million out of $899. 46 million which is just 5.7%.     
  • Cancer Australia invested $13.4 our of a total $63.91 million. That's 20.9%  
  • The MRFF (started 2016) spent $9.3 million out of $79.2 million in total, That's only 11.7%.  

What this means is that overall, government cancer research during this period was $1042.57 million and childhood cancer research accounted for just $73.92 million which is only 7.09%.

Children come second in the world of research but we believe every child deserves the right to grow up  - for that to happen, more research is urgently needed.

Funding for neuroblastoma in AustraliaWith childhood cancer research receiving just around 10% of all government cancer research funding* it falls to the community to provide the means for scientists and research institutes to find better, kinder and more effective treatments for this childhood cancer.  Lucy Jones, President Neuroblastoma Australia 

*Data provided by the Health and Medical Research Office, Health Economics and Research Division, Australian Government Department of Heath 17 September 2019.

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Thanks to the generous donations of our supporters and with the advice of our Scientific Advisory Board, Neuroblastoma Australia are able to fund a range of research projects.

Take a look at the research projects here

Published: 19th July, 2019

Updated: 12th April, 2021

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