Bone Cancer Research Trust

Bone Cancer Research Trust The Bone Cancer Research Trust is the leading charity dedicated to fighting primary bone cancer.

Our mission is to save lives and improve outcomes for people affected by primary bone cancer through research, information, awareness and support.

21/12/2025

Watch a special message from one of our research team, Professor Sibylle Mittnacht at UCL, to learn how your donation this Christmas will help our dedicated researchers find kinder and more effective treatments for primary bone cancer.

Your festive gift will help fund vital research, as well as providing support and information for everyone affected by all types of primary bone cancer 🧡

Donate today at: https://ow.ly/4CoK50XKeMz

We’re incredibly grateful to The Matthew22 Fund who have awarded a grant of an amazing £15,142 to our Support and Inform...
21/12/2025

We’re incredibly grateful to The Matthew22 Fund who have awarded a grant of an amazing £15,142 to our Support and Information service.

Their generosity will help us continue to be there for patients and their families when they need it most, through our helpline, support groups and financial assistance grants 🧡

The Matthew22 Fund was setup in memory of Matthew Hollingworth who sadly passed away from osteosarcoma in 2022 aged just 22.

You can read more about Matthew’s story at https://ow.ly/p5PN50XMcVp

On Tuesday evening we were joined by a lovely bunch of you for a Christmas Virtual Cuppa special - we painted some festi...
20/12/2025

On Tuesday evening we were joined by a lovely bunch of you for a Christmas Virtual Cuppa special - we painted some festive baubles (and maybe some of us struggled to paint the penguin!) 🐧

Fancy joining us next year?

Virtual Cuppas are peer support calls for current and former patients and their families. Whether you have any specific questions, need any advice or just fancy catching up, please join us at this friendly, informal, online gathering 🍵

Our next general meet up is on Wednesday 21st January! We hope to see you there 🧡

To sign up, follow this link: https://ow.ly/lROp50XMcpi

We're giving a HUGE to the brilliant teams at The Guild of Property Professionals and Agents Giving for hosting anothe...
20/12/2025

We're giving a HUGE to the brilliant teams at The Guild of Property Professionals and Agents Giving for hosting another fantastic Charity Golf and Spa Day! We are completely blown away that a truly incredible £22,000 was raised on the day 👏🧡

The funds have been raised for The Orange Army Fund, a Special Fund of the Bone Cancer Research Trust, which was set up by Sanjay Gandhi following a diagnosis of chordoma. Sanjay and his team work tirelessly to raise vital funds and awareness to help bone cancer patients and their families.

Thank you so much Sanjay, The Guild of Property Professionals, and everyone involved in The Orange Army Fund 🧡

Feeling inspired? Head over to our website to request your FREE fundraising pack: https://ow.ly/YYS350XkNZb

This Christmas, Christine’s story shows why your support mattersMother-of-two and former solicitor Christine was diagnos...
19/12/2025

This Christmas, Christine’s story shows why your support matters

Mother-of-two and former solicitor Christine was diagnosed with bone cancer in January 2022.
When her cancer returned, she made the life-changing decision to have her leg amputated so she could focus on what matters most: watching her daughters grow up.

Heartbreakingly, when Christine’s cancer spread to her lungs, she ran out of treatment options. Her prognosis became terminal.

Today, Christine dedicates herself to creating special memories for her girls to hold onto.

We’re asking you to give families like Christine’s the greatest gift of all: time.

Your donation helps fund vital research, provides support, and brings hope to people facing primary bone cancer. Please gift a gift today at: https://ow.ly/JIqh50XJLen

We are incredibly excited to share that Teddy Rocks Festival awarded the Bone Cancer Research Trust, £50,000, from this ...
19/12/2025

We are incredibly excited to share that Teddy Rocks Festival awarded the Bone Cancer Research Trust, £50,000, from this year’s record-breaking event.

The annual award-winning music festival is organised by Tom Newton and is held in loving memory of Tom’s brother, Ted, who sadly passed away in June 2010 from Ewing sarcoma aged just 10.

This year, the multi-award-winning event has raised an incredible £164,233 with all profits going to five charities that have a special connection to Ted’s family.

Thank you to everyone that visited our stand, donated and supported the vital work that us and all these charities are undertaking: Teddy20, Young Lives vs Cancer, George's Rockstars, and Alfie’s Wish.

Read more about our involvement: https://ow.ly/Uv7550XMbhU

This week’s goes to Jon Swannell, who organised the 2nd Hughie’s Cup, in memory of Hugh Freeland and in support of Hug...
18/12/2025

This week’s goes to Jon Swannell, who organised the 2nd Hughie’s Cup, in memory of Hugh Freeland and in support of Hughie’s Fund, a Special Fund of the Bone Cancer Research Trust.

The day was a fun-filled family cricket day that raised an incredible £2,341 🏏

Hughie’s Fund was set up to raise vital funds for the Bone Cancer Research Trust in memory of Hugh, who died from osteosarcoma in 2022.

Thank you to Jon and all the fantastic supporters who took part on the day 🧡

Feeling inspired? Visit https://ow.ly/wvI250VxWSx to request your FREE digital fundraising pack!

The Support & Information Service will be closed until Monday 5th January 🧡 For any non-urgent enquiries please continue...
18/12/2025

The Support & Information Service will be closed until Monday 5th January 🧡

For any non-urgent enquiries please continue to email support@bcrt.org.uk.

For any urgent support please contact your medical team or call NHS 111.

For mental health support, you can contact Samaritans on their 24-hour helpline – 116 123

“I received the call that confirmed my chondrosarcoma had metastasised on my daughter's third birthday - it's a date I'l...
17/12/2025

“I received the call that confirmed my chondrosarcoma had metastasised on my daughter's third birthday - it's a date I'll never forget. It was devastating to receive this news, and it is heartbreaking to process that I won't see my children grow up.”

My name is Christine and I'm a mum to two beautiful daughters and wife to my husband, Damien.

In January 2022, I was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, in my heel.
I had surgery to remove the chondrosarcoma, which was successful, and my follow-up scans came back clear.

In 2023, my cancer returned, and I made the life-changing decision to have my leg amputated so I could focus on what matters most: watching my daughters grow up.

I then received the devastating news that the cancer had spread to my lungs, and I had run out of treatment options and told my prognosis was terminal.

Now, I dedicate my time to creating special memories for my girls to hold onto.

I’m asking you to give the gift of hope this Christmas by donating to the Bone Cancer Research Trust. I don’t want anyone else in the future to miss seeing their children grow up. Please give a gift today at: https://ow.ly/ot5750XJK5s

Read my full story at: https://ow.ly/1INW50XJK5v

A huge well done and thank you to Golborne sports and social club for taking on an epic 36-mile-walk for Zak’s Goal. Thi...
16/12/2025

A huge well done and thank you to Golborne sports and social club for taking on an epic 36-mile-walk for Zak’s Goal.

This walk honoured the one-year anniversary of Zak’s passing from Ewing sarcoma, and the route was inspired by his life.

Starting at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, where Zak received all his treatment, the team made it to the finish line at Old Trafford stadium, the home of Zak’s beloved Manchester United.

They all completed the walk in 15 hours and have so far raised over £3,000!

Read more: https://ow.ly/IHaC50XKivp

16/12/2025

Have you been getting Christmas cards in the post? What do you do with the stamps?

If you save all your stamps, we can turn them into cash to fund our vital research. Every 1kg of stamps collected can help fund an hour of our life-saving research! You’ll be making a huge difference this Christmas! 🧡

Did you know we have display boxes to collect your used stamps?! They’re perfect for schools, community centres and offices! You can order your free display box and pre-paid envelope here: http://ow.ly/JHTg50xfQZX

This week’s goes to Jim King and his colleagues at FBC UK, who took part in a full-day darts marathon and raised an in...
15/12/2025

This week’s goes to Jim King and his colleagues at FBC UK, who took part in a full-day darts marathon and raised an incredible £5,222.50 in memory of Jim’s son, Ethan. Ethan sadly died from Ewing sarcoma in March this year, just weeks before his 16th birthday.

Ethan was an avid darts fan and played for his local men’s team. In his last season, he won both Player of the Season and Highest Checkout, earning him the nickname "The Ace." 🎯

Jim and his wife, Clara, set up The Ethan King Fund for Ewing Sarcoma Research for Ewing Sarcoma Research, a special fund of the Bone Cancer Research Trust, to raise vital money for research into kinder, more effective treatments and to help improve outcomes for patients.

Jim said:

"It was lovely to see so many of my colleagues at FBC support The Ethan King Fund by joining in with the darts marathon. Ethan loved darts so this was also a great tribute to him. He would have loved it and we raised an amazing amount of money. A huge thanks to FBC for their support."

Thank you to Jim and everyone at FBC UK for your incredible support, and a huge thank you to FBC UK for generously matching the fundraising with a wonderful £2,300 donation, we are so grateful for your amazing support 🧡

Find out more about the Ethan King Fund for Ewing Sarcoma Research: https://ow.ly/rheb50XHtJi

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In 2004, a group of families who had lost children and young people to primary bone cancer came together. They wanted to tackle head-on the fact that there was virtually no accessible bone cancer information, and practically no funding for research into this disease.

Determined not to accept the status quo, the families pooled funds they had already raised, and together with guidance from Professor Ian Lewis (Consultant Paediatrician and Adolescent Oncologist at St James's University Hospital, Leeds) the Bone Cancer Research Trust was registered in 2006.

The first research grants were awarded in autumn 2006. The charity's original logo was designed to show that two of the most common forms of primary bone cancer - osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma - tend to affect children and young people, and tend to start in the long bones of the arms and legs.

Today, the Bone Cancer Research Trust funds pioneering research into all forms of primary bone cancer and ensures that information and support are available for patients of all ages whilst raising national and international awareness of this devastating disease.