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Rare Cancer Research Foundation

Dedicated to finding cures for rare cancers by facilitating patient-centric research at pattern.org.

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About a quarter of new cancer diagnoses are for rare cancers, while rare cancer deaths account for more than 40 percent of cancer deaths. RCRF translates oncology innovations for common cancers to treat rare cancers. Leveraging economies of scale, RCRF employs shared solutions to enable every rare cancer to have access to the research building blocks that will lead to a cure. For more information, go to www.rcrf.org

04/17/2026

April is National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month. The Rare Cancer Research Foundation connects patients with opportunities to donate tumor tissue and clinical data for research, helping scientists uncover patterns and biomarkers that lead to earlier detection and improved prevention strategies. Because discoveries in rare cancers often reveal fundamental insights about cancer itself, this research can help advance progress across all cancer types. Investing in rare cancer research today helps build the knowledge needed to detect cancer sooner and improve outcomes for future patients. Learn more at rcrf.org

04/15/2026

We believe patients are the key to curing rare cancers.

04/10/2026

The Rare Cancer Research Foundation will be at the American Association for Cancer Research, April 19-22! If you are a researcher in need of fresh tissue, a clinician that wants to have an immediate impact on rare cancer research or a patient/advocate who desires to expedite research on your specific cancer, please stop by our booth in the Advocacy Pavilion. We’d love to chat with you!

04/03/2026

April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month. Head and neck cancers can begin in the mouth, throat, voice box, sinuses, or salivary glands and may affect how a person speaks, swallows, breathes, or eats. All head and neck cancers are considered . Learn more and support rare cancer research at rcrf.org.

03/31/2026

Rare cancers may be individually uncommon, but together they impact thousands of patients every year. Every second of every day brings new urgency to advance research.

Through Pattern.org, donated tissue and medical records can support multiple studies, helping researchers move science forward and accelerate discoveries for patients.

03/27/2026

Collaboration is driving progress in sarcoma research. Through the Pattern.org Sarcoma Consortium, RCRF is partnering with UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, and other institutions to bring data together, expand access, and accelerate discoveries. If you have been diagnosed with sarcoma, you can join us through pattern.org and be part of this collaborative effort to move research forward.

03/24/2026

One donation can power many discoveries. Through Pattern.org, donated tissue samples and medical records can support multiple studies, maximizing the impact of each gift. Thanks to these donations, more than 60 rare and common cancer models have been created with our research partner, the Cancer Cell Line Factory at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. These models are advancing research in cancers such as chordoma, renal cell carcinoma, leiomyosarcoma, desmoid tumor, intestinal carcinoid neuroendocrine tumor, uveal melanoma, and clear cell sarcoma.

03/20/2026

Your contribution matters. Through pattern.org, donated samples can be shared across studies, helping accelerate breakthroughs for rare cancers like Clear Cell Sarcoma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Leiomyosarcoma, Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Pancreatic and Renal Neuroendocrine tumors, Solitary Fibrous Tumor, and Uveal Melanoma. Together, we can drive progress.

03/18/2026

Over the past year, we launched new programs and strengthened existing ones, we forged impactful new partnerships with patient advocacy organizations, and we built powerful collaborations with research organizations. All with one goal in mind: to cure rare cancers. Click here to read about our progress: https://conta.cc/47STkfL

02/10/2026

We’re proud to announce the launch of the Rare Cancer Data Initiative—a new collaboration with Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Alliance for Rare Cancers, supported by catalytic funding from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Biohub.

Together, we’re building patient-powered, high-resolution datasets to accelerate breakthroughs for rare cancer patients.

Visit https://rarecancer.org/news-updates/new-collaborative-launches-rare-cancer-data-initiative-to-transform-cancer-research to read the full press release.

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02/07/2026

No matter where you are in your journey, there is an opportunity for you through RCRF to help advance research or be connected to more personalized care!

Visit our websites at rarecancer.org and pattern.org to learn more today.

02/04/2026

Thank you to for this feature of our work at RCRF to promote for patients in honor of

Please visit https://www.illumina.com/company/news-center/feature-articles/world-cancer-day-2026-rare-cancer-research-foundation.html to read!

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