The Freemasons’ Grand Charity Donates £1million To Male Cancer Research

The Freemasons’ Grand Charity Donates £1million To Male Cancer Research

The Freemasons’ Grand Charity has agreed to donate £1million to vital research into prostate and testicular cancers at The Institute of Cancer Research.

The donation will take the form of £100,000 each year for the next ten years and will provide vital funding for the position, to be known as The Grand Charity of Freemasons Chair of Molecular Biology, which heads up the male cancer research centre at The Institute.

Head of the Male Cancer Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research, Professor Colin Cooper said, “This is an extremely generous donation by the Freemasons’ Grand Charity and we are delighted with their support. There is still so much we need to know about prostate and testicular cancer and this money will provide vital funds that will help us to continue our work over the next ten years.”

Laura Chapman, Chief Executive of the Freemasons’ Grand Charity said, “We have a long history of funding medical research projects but this is the largest grant we have offered. We are very pleased to support the excellent work at The Institute of Cancer Research particularly research into prostate and testicular cancer because this area still receives little funding.”

The Everyman centre is the only dedicated male cancer research centre in Europe and needs £2million each year to support the work. This centre concentrates on gene isolation, the identification of causes, hereditary risks and the development of improved diagnosis and treatment of prostate and testicular cancers.

In the past 20 years the Freemasons’ Grand Charity has paid a total of nearly £30 million in grants to non-masonic charities.

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Notes to editors

1. Everyman is The Institute of Cancer Research’s campaign to raise awareness of and funding for research in prostate and testicular cancers. The Institute has built Europe’s first dedicated Male Cancer Research Centre
2. The Institute of Cancer Research is a centre of excellence with leading scientists working on cutting edge research. It was founded in 1909 to carry out research into the causes of cancer and to develop new strategies for its prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care.
3. The Institute is a charity that relies on voluntary income. The Institute is a highly cost-effective major cancer research organisation with over 90p in every £ directly supporting research.
4. Freemasons: ’ The Freemasons’ Grand Charity is the central grant-making charity of all Freemasons in England and Wales. It was registered in 1981 and is one of the largest grant-making charities in the United Kingdom.
   

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