Who we are
We promote, initiate and fund
Icon Cancer Foundation is made up of passionate people who are dedicated to changing the lives of cancer patients and their families through improving access to cancer clinical trials and research.
We are dedicated to providing hope, access and opportunity to people with cancer through funding research and clinical trials
Our history
Icon Cancer Foundation has a long and varied history.
The foundation was founded in 1990 as the Haematology & Oncology Clinics of Australia (HOCA) Research Centre, with a commitment to supporting the development of new and improved treatments for patients in our care via clinical trials. Thirty years later, our mission remains.
In 2018, clinical trials run through Icon Cancer Foundation became part of Icon Group, while the Foundation has remained a not-for-profit health promoting charity. We continue to improve patient access to medications and emerging treatments through the promotion of clinical trials initiated by researchers. These trials are also known as investigator initiated clinical trials.
We fund and sponsor patient programs and trials initiated by clinicians across Australia to improve cancer treatments for people now and in the future. Fundraising and the generous donations received from our community make this possible.
Now
We continue to improve patient access to medications and emerging treatments through the promotion of investigator initiated clinical trials. Fundraising and generous community donations help us fund and support patient programs and clinician initiated trials. These trials focus on the needs of cancer patients across Australia to improve cancer treatments for people now and in the future.
As a not-for-profit registered charity, Icon Cancer Foundation also uses funds raised to support patients on clinical trials who may have otherwise not been able to participate. This includes transport and accommodation support along with access to clinical research coordinators and allied health services to ensure patients achieve the best possible outcome as a result of participating in their trial.
For more information on cancer clinical trials run by Icon, please visit the Icon Cancer Centre website.
