Why support us
Call To Arms provides local sporting communities with the opportunity to raise funds for all men facing cancer.
By registering your club and by asking players to don a yellow armband, you will help prevent, detect and treat cancers in men. Money raised will:
- Fund cancer research;
- Provide support programs for men during times of need; and
- Help men reduce their risk of cancer.
Joining in Call To Arms is also an easy way gives for you to help men in your community think about what they can do to prevent cancer.
Here is a snap shot of research being funded through money raised by Cancer Council supporters.
Associate Professor Edouard Nice, Dr Peter Gibbs and Dr Lara Lipton
Research into the early detection of bowel cancer
Colorectal cancer, commonly called bowel cancer, is the second most common cancer in both men and women. In fact, 1 in 10 men will be diagnosed with bowel cancer by age 85.The good news about bowel cancer is that it is 90 per cent curable if found at an early stage. This research project aims to find a more reliable test for bowel cancer than is currently available.
The team at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Melbourne aims to locate a cheap and effective screening process to find cancers early. If successful, this research project could not only contribute to saving thousands of Australian men each year, it could also save the lives of the important women in their lives in the future.
Professor Gail Risbidger and Dr Stephen McPherson
Early origins of prostate cancer
This project explores whether changes in the hormone levels immediately after birth increases the risk of a man developing prostate cancer as he gets older. If this can be shown, it will dramatically increase our understanding of what might cause prostate cancer and potentially lead to new diagnostic tests or new treatment procedures.
