Join NFCR’s No Shave November Team!

Your simple sacrifice can help fund cancer research that saves lives.

Join the National Foundation for Cancer Research’s No Shave November Team and help raise awareness and support for all types of cancer. Invite friends, family, and co-workers to join you or support your efforts.

Cancer affects our population in many ways, and fighting back requires a team effort.

For this fundraiser, 100% of all donations support the work of the National Foundation for Cancer Research. Your generous contributions will go toward research, education, prevention, and treatment.

How It Works: 

Create Your Profile or Team under the No-Shave November Challenge ↗️

Let your Friends and Family know you are participating and why. Invite them to join your team or support your efforts.

Share updates throughout the month to encourage supporters to donate.

Educate yourself on cancer and help spread the word.

Explore our Cancer Information Resources to learn more.

Learn more about the various types of cancer to better understand your risk and the warning signs.

Early detection is crucial to improving cancer outcomes. Know when to be screened with these guidelines.

Learn how a healthy diet and lifestyle changes can decrease your cancer risk, including cancer-fighting strategies such as exercise, stress reduction, and healthy foods.

Stories of Impact From Our Blog

“I couldn’t find any comprehensive resource on what to expect as a twenty-something-year-old cancer patient. Rather than bemoaning that, I decided that I could create a resource. As I started researching and thinking about my own reluctance to talk about my health, I realized the bigger impact would be talking about men’s health in general. Men almost criminally under discuss their health.” – Justin Birckbichler, A Ballsy Sense of Tumor

Read: Testicular Cancer Awareness Month – Reinventing What It Means to “Man Up”

“Besides being in shock, I was embarrassed and ashamed with my diagnosis…In retrospect, no one should take their cancer journey alone. I almost didn’t fight it. But I developed the right mindset and that changed everything.” – Tom Hulsey, Ironman and Cancer Survivor

Read: Developing a Winning Mindset to Become a Prostate Cancer Survivor: Tom’s Story

“I was 29, I thought I was going to die… I wouldn’t be here today without research.” – Sarah Byrd, Cancer Survivor

Watch: How NFCR Supporters Helped Sarah Byrd Survive Cancer