Can my donation be for a specific cancer?

shelly

Hi. Is it possible to make a donation to cancer research for a specific type of cancer or would my donation just go to cancer research in general?


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aurora_borealis_2

shelly wrote: »

Hi. Is it possible to make a donation to cancer research for a specific type of cancer or would my donation just go to cancer research in general?


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If you call the charity you can ask to make a restricted donation. Some will do this for you. Hope that helps.

Amanda65

shelly wrote: »

Hi. Is it possible to make a donation to cancer research for a specific type of cancer or would my donation just go to cancer research in general?


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Does the specific cancer have it's own charity? If so I think that a donation to that particular charity will concentrate on their own research.

JohalaReewi

For example, if you wish to donate to Bone Cancer Research, there is a specific charity for this.

shelly

Iv'e tried a google search for cervical cancer but they don't seem to have their own charity. If anyone knows otherwise please let me know. If not I'll just make my donation to cancer reaserch in general.


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Murdina

There is a charity called wellbeing of women which deals with "womens" cancers amongst other research issues.

GiveItBack

CRUK are quite good at dealing with specific requests. They're big enough to have the systems and manpower to do so, it also means that if they send you materials talking about what they've done this year, they'll talk about the work in the area you are most about.

SImply call them up at the placce you donated/your nearest place/head office, and it should be fine.

PS. I'd love to hear how it goes, as I only know the theory, not the practice!

shelly

Thanks Murdina and GiveItBack. I'll look into both options

Moon~Shadow

shelly wrote: »

Iv'e tried a google search for cervical cancer but they don't seem to have their own charity. If anyone knows otherwise please let me know. If not I'll just make my donation to cancer reaserch in general.


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Hi Cervical Cancer falls under Gynaecology but there is a National Cervical Screening Programme which may be something to consider.

http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/cervical/

Only know this as I've worked within a Cancer environment.

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boglin

I do a lot of fundraising for Cancer Research UK and when I donate the proceeds I often target the money at a specific type of cancer, if that is what I have been focussing on in that campaign. My CRUK rep. told me to make my cheque payable to 'Cancer Research UK' and add after that the type of cancer research that I wish the funds to go towards. I have done this on several occasions and my letter/certificate of receipt always reflects the fact that the donation has gone to that type of cancer research.

You can always phone your area office (details on the CRUK website) and they will be able to help you if you are still uncertain.

I hope that this helps you.

Heva2015

You can also donate to a ward in a hospital that deals with that particular cancer.