Bobby Moore Fund
Bobby Moore Fund
Bobby Moore was just 51 years old when he died. Shortly after his death in 1993, Bobby’s widow Stephanie Moore MBE set up the Bobby Moore Fund as a restricted fund of Cancer Research UK to raise money for pioneering bowel cancer research.
Since Bobby’s death, the generosity of our supporters has enabled us to raise over £28 million and mortality rates for bowel cancer have fallen by more than 30%.
But sadly the disease still kills 45 people in the UK every day, showing we still have a long way to go to achieve our goal of tackling bowel cancer.
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
COVID-19 has slowed us down. But with your help, we can still tackle bowel cancer.
Without vital funds, future cancer research is at risk.
Donate this April to get us back on track.
About bowel cancer
Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK. 45 people die from the disease every day in the UK. That’s more than four football teams.
There are around 42,300 new bowel cancer cases in the UK every year. We know that 54% of these cases are preventable and so we aim to raise awareness of healthy lifestyle factors, such as giving up smoking and eating less red and processed meat.
It's crucial to spot bowel cancer early. The great news is that if bowel cancer is detected at the earliest stage, more than nine out of ten patients will survive the disease for more than five years. As well as raising awareness of signs and symptoms, we aim to increase bowel cancer screening uptake across the UK, while promoting informed consent.
What research we fund
BMF currently fund two research projects in Belfast and Leeds, which both run until 2022.
Any surplus money raised goes towards research at Cancer Research UK's Beatson Institute, which is looking into how stem cells in the bowel can grow out of control and fuel cancer. The team are now working on ways of translating this knowledge into life-saving treatments for people with bowel cancer.
More effective treatments
Our researchers in Belfast are exploring whether immunotherapies - treatments that harness the power of our immune system to fight cancer - could be used to treat advanced bowel cancer, in patients for whom chemotherapy is not effective.
Levelling the playing field
Our team in Oxford are developing a huge collection of data from patients with bowel cancer to rectify differences in survival for bowel cancer patients from different backgrounds across the UK and find out whether certain types of bowel cancer respond better to certain treatments.
Football Shirt Friday made its triumphant return on 20 November!
England stars Harry Kane and Jordan Nobbs, among a host of other famous faces, football clubs, companies, schools and individuals, joined forces to tackle bowel cancer.
Thanks to everyone's generosity, an incredible £150,000 was raised for our life saving research
London Celebrity Sports Quiz
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and current Government guidance, we’ve had to cancel the London Celebrity Sports Quiz, which was due to take place on Thursday 5 November 2020.
Moore To Know
We've teamed up with the England Footballers Foundation to raise awareness of bowel cancer, highlight its symptoms, and help educate on ways to prevent against the disease.
Moore on Twitter
Sports challenges
Join the Bobby Moore Fund team and take on an exciting sports challenge!
Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100
Or follow the steps below to apply for a space at our other sports challenges:
- Click the link below
- Select the event that's right for you
- Make sure you specify that you're completing a challenge for Bobby and join team BMF!
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Contact information
For more information about how you can support the Bobby Moore Fund, please email or call our team.
Email: bmf@cancer.org.uk
Phone: 0870 609 1966
Thank you from Stephanie Moore
Your support over the years has enabled the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK to raise over £28 million to date for life-saving bowel cancer research. I am very pleased to say that real progress has been made since Bobby died of the disease and the contribution of our supporters has been fundamental to achieving this.
There is still so much more to do and I hope you continue to support the Bobby Moore Fund.