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Current Grants by Cancer Type

Current as of July 15, 2024

 

 

Cancer Type

Number of
Grants*

Funded
Amount ($)

Specific
Amount § ($)

 

Bladder Cancer97,415,8004,059,989
Blood Cancer4024,719,89917,323,967
Brain Tumor4424,021,90016,036,460
Breast Cancer149121,099,79678,015,285
Cervical Cancer1721,064,5006,880,250
Colon and Rectal Cancer7762,927,26431,847,002
Endometrial Cancer108,169,5002,641,050
Gastrointestinal Cancer116,631,7504,679,350
Head and Neck Cancer2618,896,4988,680,200
Kidney Cancer2119,075,0006,430,500
Leukemia/Leukaemia4531,269,86419,803,799
Liver Cancer2724,688,39814,533,700
Lung Cancer9267,255,90037,896,630
Melanoma5027,787,20018,147,735
Neuroblastoma85,175,7003,109,700
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma127,741,7005,562,500
Ovarian Cancer4428,225,39615,343,130
Pancreatic Cancer4626,507,15015,076,810
Prostate Cancer4237,037,68318,568,549
Sarcoma (soft tissue)1810,366,5005,126,020
Skin Cancer (non-melanoma)158,987,5004,527,545
Other Cancer Types6745,055,05018,496,716
Applies to all cancers422130,628,382104,702,178
Grand Total704 461,160,163

 

Areas of Cancer Research

Number of Grants 

Funded Amount ($)

Childhood Cancer5838,777,468

 

* Number of Grants

The Number of Grants for each Cancer Type may include grants not 100% focused on that type of cancer. For example, a grant that focuses 90% on breast cancer and 10% on prostate cancer will be counted for both types of cancer. Since the same grant may be counted more than once, the Grand Total at the bottom of the column is not equal to the sum of the Number of Grants.  

 Funded Amount

The Funded Amount for each Cancer Type includes 100% of the total grant amount (not listed in this table) even for grant projects that only partially focus on that Cancer Type. For example, the full grant amount of a project that focuses 90% on breast cancer and 10% on prostate cancer is included in the Funded Amount for both Cancer Types. Since the same grant funding may be counted more than once, there is no Grand Total for the Funded Amount column.

§Specific Amount

The Specific Amount for each Cancer Type is the portion of the total grant amount (not listed in this table) relevant to that specific Cancer Type. For example, if a grant project focuses 90% on breast cancer and 10% on prostate cancer, 90% of the grant value is included in the Breast Cancer Specific Amount and 10%  in the Prostate Cancer Specific Amount. The Grand Total for the Specific Amount column is the sum of the Specific Amounts funded for all listed Cancer Types.