Bobby Moore Fund
Bowel cancer is relentless. But so are we.
Bobby Moore was just 51 years old when he died. Shortly after his death in 1993, Bobby’s widow Stephanie Moore OBE 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, thanks to the generosity of our supporters we’ve raised more than £30m and seen mortality rates for bowel cancer fall by more than 30%.
However, with 46 people losing their life to the disease every day in the UK, we still have a long way to go.
Only through research will we find better ways to prevent, detect, diagnose and treat bowel cancer.
It's time to tackle bowel cancer
In the 30 years since the Bobby Moore Fund was set up, we've come so far. And together we will go much further.
Play your part by donating to our life-saving research today.
Football Shirt Friday
Football Shirt Friday
Football Shirt Friday takes place in April, which is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month.
Get your workplace, school or friends and family together to wear a football shirt, share a selfie on social media and donate to help tackle bowel cancer.
About bowel cancer
Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK. 46 people die from the disease every day in the UK. That’s more than four football teams.
There are around 42,900 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 is currently funding a research project in Leeds, with any surplus money going 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.
Levelling the playing field
Our team in Leeds 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.
London Celebrity Sports Quiz
The London Celebrity Sports Quiz is back, on Thursday 2 November 2023 at The Brewery! Once again, we’re bringing together famous faces from across the sporting world to support The Bobby Moore Fund’s pioneering bowel cancer research.
Join us for a special instalment of the UK’s largest interactive sports quiz to celebrate 30 years of the Bobby Moore Fund. With quiz rounds written by the legendary Clive Tyldesley and hosted by celebrity quizmasters, we’re set for another incredible evening of testing sports trivia and entertainment. Who will take the Championship title and walk away with the coveted Sports Quiz trophy?
Sports challenges
Join the Bobby Moore Fund team and take on all kinds of exciting 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!
Moore on Twitter
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.
Join us on Facebook
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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: bobbymoorefund@cancer.org.uk
Phone: 0300 1231022
Thank you from Stephanie Moore OBE
Your support over the years has enabled the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK to raise over £29 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.