Research strategy

Most cancer research funding goes into treatments. We want to rebalance this, as we know that prevention is better than cure. Our aim is to prevent gynae cancers from developing in the first place, but if they do develop, we want to make sure they’re detected early so more people survive their diagnosis.

To make our goals a reality, we fund research in four key areas: uncovering the causes of gynae cancers, predicting a person’s risk of developing them, identifying how people can reduce their risk, and improving their detection and diagnosis.

We will do this by raising funds for gynaecological cancer research, by advocating for more funding for women’s health and research into inherited cancer risks. We will continue to collaborate with others with the same goal and create partnerships that turbo-charge research.

We will continue to invest in the next generation of researchers.

We know to achieve our vision of a world where all gynae cancers are prevented or detected at the earliest stage, we need to increase the numbers of researchers working in the field. The more scientists working towards this goal, the better our chances of new breakthroughs.