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Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF)

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) is a charitable organization dedicated to multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, which afflicts over fifty thousand Americans each year. Most medical charities focus on increasing public awareness and on raising money to distribute to researchers, in the hope that some of the work will lead to a new drug or a cure; but the MMRF runs as if it were a for-profit business, expecting high returns from the money the organization raises from donor

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Lymphoma Association

Founded by patients in 1986, the Lymphoma Association is a charitable organisation based in the United Kingdom that offers medical information and emotional support to lymphatic cancer patients, their families, friends and carers.

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Love Hope Strength Foundation

Love Hope Strength Foundation is a charitable foundation whose purpose is to raise funds and awareness in order to benefit people with cancer and leukaemia. The charity carries out sponsored treks and climbs to the world's highest mountains, often performing musical concerts at the peak.

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Miles for Men

Miles for Men is a UK charity which hosts male only fun runs around the country to raise funds for cancer charities

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Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation

The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation, formerly MARF) is a non-profit organization that funds mesothelioma research, provides services to patients, educates the public, and advocates in Washington, DC for governmental funding for mesothelioma research. The organization's mission is to eradicate mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, as a life-ending disease.

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Livestrong Foundation

The Livestrong Foundation, formerly known as the Lance Armstrong Foundation, is a United States nonprofit organization (501(c)(3)) that provides support for people affected by cancer.

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Littlest Tumor Foundation (LTF)

The Littlest Tumor Foundation (LTF) is a non-profit organization that advocates research for and provides wellness scholarships for people with Neurofibromatosis (NF) in Appleton, Wisconsin. It is dedicated to educating the public on the effect of Neurofibromatosis on the afflicted and his/her families.

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MAKNA (Majlis Kanser Nasional)

MAKNA (Majlis Kanser Nasional) or National Cancer Council Malaysia is a not-for-profit social enterprise mainly tasked to pool and utilise every effort, expertise and welfare from every faction of society to fight cancer and to reduce the pain, suffering and morbidity that the cancer patients often experience.

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Macmillan Cancer Support

Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the largest British charities and provides specialist health care, information and financial support to people affected by cancer.

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), founded in 1949, is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. LLS's mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families

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London Bikeathon

The London Bikeathon is London’s largest annual charity cycling event with 5,000 riders taking part in 2012. The event first took place in 1997 and has been held every year since. The ride is the flagship fundraising event of the UK charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research who fund scientific research focused on finding causes and improving diagnosis and treatment for blood cancer patients.

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Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research’s vision is to beat blood cancers. They invest money into blood cancer research throughout the UK to ensure that all patients have their disease diagnosed early and accurately, receive personal, targeted treatments which are effective and have minimal side effects in order to beat or manage their cancer.

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Israel Cancer Research Fund

The Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) continues to be the largest source of private funds for innovative cancer research in Israel.
 

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Irish Cancer Society

The Irish Cancer Society is the national charity in the Republic of Ireland dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem, and improving the lives of those living with cancer (charity number CHY5863

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The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF)

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is a non-profit organization serving patients with myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow. The IMF also provides support and information for family members, caregivers of myeloma patients, physicians and nurses. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all myeloma patients by focusing on four key areas: research, education, support, and advocacy.

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International Cervical Cancer (INCCA) Foundation (INCCA)

The International Cervical Cancer (INCCA) Foundation (INCCA) is a non-profit organization established in 2006 to improve the health and quality of life of Peruvian women through the primary and secondary prevention of female genital tract cancers, including cervical cancer.

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Imerman Angels

Imerman Angels is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides a free, one-on-one cancer support service for cancer fighters, survivors, and caregivers.

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I Had Cancer

I Had Cancer is a social support network for cancer fighters, survivors and their supporters.

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British Gynaecological Cancer Society (BGCS)

The British Gynaecological Cancer Society (BGCS) is a society of medical professionals who seek to improve the care provided to gynaecological cancer patients. The society describes its mission as being "to advance the science and art of gynaecological oncology for the benefit of the public."

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Breast International Group (BIG)-aisbl

The Breast International Group (BIG)-aisbl is a non-profit organisation for academic breast cancer research groups from around the world, with its headquarters at the Jules Bordet Institute in Brussels, Belgium.

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