National Breast Cancer Foundation (Australia)

{{Short description|Australian cancer research organization}}

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The National Breast Cancer Foundation is an Australian non-profit organisation funding breast cancer research. It was established in 1994, and has awarded more than $200 million AUD to over 600 research projects across Australia.{{cn|date=January 2024}} It primarily funds research projects studying risk factors, improving quality of life for patients, and developing and improving treatments.{{cite web | url=https://nbcf.org.au/research/research-projects/ | title=Research Projects }}

Campaigns organized by the organization include its October Pink Ribbon campaign,{{cite web | url=https://fundraise.nbcf.org.au/event/pink-ribbon-breakfast | title=Pink Ribbon Breakfast. It's simple, it's social, it saves lives }} its June GO PINK campaign,{{cite web | url=https://fundraise.nbcf.org.au/event/go-pink/home | title=Make a pledge. Fundraise. Save Lives }} and its August Step Up to Breast Cancer campaign.{{cite web | url=https://fundraise.nbcf.org.au/event/step-up | title=Step up to Breast Cancer }} It also participates in the Mother's Day Classic,https://www.mothersdayclassic.com.au/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} a national walk-run held annually on Mother's Day.