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Cancer steals childhoods. KidsCan is fighting to give them back.
Since 2002, we've been on a mission to transform the way childhood cancer is treated, funding pioneering research into kinder, more effective treatments and supporting families at every stage of their cancer journeys. Because every child with cancer deserves better.
Children are being let down.
Over 1,900 children in the UK are diagnosed with cancer every year. That's more than five per day. It is the leading cause of childhood death, and yet only 2% of UK cancer research funding is directed at children's cancer. The result is devastating, with just four new treatments developed for children in the last 20 years. This means that most children with cancer are treated with therapies designed for adults that are simply watered down and given to children whose bodies are still growing and for whom these treatments were never designed.
24
years active
100+
families supported
100k
funds raised
WHAT WE DO
KidsCan is there for children and families in two important ways
FUNDING RESEARCH
Kinder, more effective treatments designed specifically for children are possible.
We're funding the pioneering research to make them a reality so that the next generation faces a gentler road to recovery.
Kidscan connect
When your child is seriously ill, you enter a world most people can't imagine. It can be lonely and isolating and no one quite understands what your family is living through.
KidsCan Connect makes sure no family faces this alone by bringing together parents, siblings and whole families through networks, events and days out.
That's why KidsCan exists.
Your support makes a difference
Your support goes directly towards kinder treatments for children with cancer and to make sure no family feels forgotten.
Whatever you can give, it matters.
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