While around 40 per cent of all deaths in Australia are due to cancer, new treatments are helping more and more Australians survive and live healthy lives. These treatments are the direct result of years of medical research.

The Sir Zelman Cowen Cancer Foundation aims to help continue the outstanding results achieved through cancer research in Australia. The Foundation secures, invests and allocates funds to support quality biomedical research at the Burnet Institute that will develop new and more effective ways to treat cancer and so improve the lives of people with cancer, their families and loved ones.

Patron:     Rt Hon Sir Zelman Cowen, AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC, DCL


Trustees:      Professor P. Mark Hogarth
                       
                        Mr Vernon Spencer          
                       
                        Mr Steven Skala     
                       
                        Mr Nobby Clark
                 

Make a gift

The Sir Zelman Cowen Cancer Foundation provides an opportunity to support innovative and vital research into cancer. Your contribution will enable the Burnet's researchers to develop medical advances that have the potential to save and improve the lives of many, many people in the years to come.

The Sir Zelman Cowen Cancer Foundation has been established as a charitable fund that is income tax exempt and all donations are tax deductible.


Recognising your contribution

All corporate and personal donors will be recognised, if they choose, and kept up to date on the progress of the Foundation and the work of the researches

Recognition opportunities include library and laboratory naming rights, listings on an Honour Board, in reports and publications as well as Travel Bursary, Studentship and Fellowship naming rights. We will be happy to discuss these and other options with you.

"Funds from The Sir Zelman Cowen Cancer Foundation will be applied to developing new treatments for the treatment of breast, colon, ovarian, kidney and prostate cancer," Sir Zelman Cowen 2003

 

Partners of the Foundation

Major Benefactors
($100,000 and over)

  • Spotlight Charitable Trust
  • Pratt Foundation

Donors
($50,000 and over)

  • Helen Macpherson Smith Trust
  • Mr Solomon Lew
  • ANZ Banking Group Limited

Supporters
(up to $50,000)

  • Mr Lindsay Fox
  • Piper Alderman
  • East Gardens Pty Ltd

The Sir Zelman Cowen Cancer Foundation plays a vital role in supporting the cancer research programs of the Burnet Institute.   Through this support the Foundation contributes to medical advances that will improve the health and lives of many thousands of Australians. Cancer touches us all. We all have a personal experience of cancer affecting ourselves or a loved one.