Research for a Cure Our Mission
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Who We Are

The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) is dedicated to providing scientists in the lab the funding they need to make game-changing discoveries in cancer treatments, detection and, ultimately, a cure for all types of cancer.

Our Work

Funding & Honoring Research

Awareness

Bringing life-saving information to the public

RESEARCH

Funding scientists in the lab making ground-breaking discoveries

SZENT-GYÖRYGI PRIZE

Honoring the perennial accomplishments of researchers from around the world

Our Initiatives

Fueling Discoveries

FLY TO FIND A CURE

Supporting research and earning miles

PLAY4THECURE

Using a passion for sports to fund life-saving cancer research

ARTS4THECURE

Funding vital research through the arts

YOUTH AMBASSADORS

Students mobilizing their communities to raise funds and awareness

PLANNED GIVING

Supporting our mission with flexible, mutually beneficial financial planning

Improving Pancreatic Cancer’s 5-year Survival Rate

For many years, researchers have worked to discover ways to increase the five-year survival rate of pancreatic cancer with little success. A new finding by NFCR Fellow Dan Haber may provide a formula that will allow for more targeted therapies and increased survival rates.

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“Cancer is a disease that can be cured…”

– Albert Szent-Györgyi, M.D., Ph.D.

1937 Nobel Laureate, NFCR Co-Founder

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