Where your money goes

Your support helps us raise voices, raise spirits and raise awareness.

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Your impact

When you make a tax-deductible donation to Rare Cancers Australia, you’re not just giving money.  

You’re creating hope. And, you’re letting people living with rare, less common and complex cancers know they are not alone.  

We are collaborative and thrive on bringing people together at our events. We are also profoundly grateful to everyone in our community who chooses to donate or fundraise for us. Your support helps raise awareness of rare cancers and the challenges people diagnosed with them face, while also providing tangible support that can change lives. 

We use your donations to provide: 

  • limitless support for people diagnosed with rare, less common and complex cancers, and their families. Our support is as unique as a person’s cancer and our Specialist Cancer Navigators are there every step of the way, from diagnosis to treatment and beyond 
  • crisis funding to help people who are having difficulty managing daily living costs alongside the unexpected expenses that come with cancer 
  • support for people to crowdfund for the huge out-of-pocket costs of their cancer diagnosis, like treatments not covered under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), through our Patient Treatment Fund 
  • advocacy to change the story for people diagnosed with rare cancers, shining a light on the inequities and working with decision-makers across the sector to create a better world for rare. 

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Our work

Thanks to the generous support of donors like you, we're able to support individuals and families affected by a rare cancer diagnosis, as well as raising voices through our advocacy work.

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