The Mark Hughes Foundation (MHF) is a charity formed in Newcastle by Mark and Kirralee Hughes following Mark's diagnosis with Brain Cancer in 2013. The Mark Hughes Foundation's mission is to raise much needed funds for research, to create awareness and support brain cancer patients and their families.

400
Approx 1200 Australians die of brain cancer each year

<25%
Brain cancer receives less than 5% of all federal gov. cancer research funding!

Kids
Brain cancer kills more children than any other disease

>$22m
Thanks to you since 2014 we've raised over $24 million to tackle brain cancer

< 40
Brain cancer kills more Australians under 40 than any other cancer

21%
Brain cancer survival rates have increased just 1% over the past 30 years

2/10
Only 2 in 10 people diagnosed with brain cancer will survive at least 5 years

25 HRS
1600/year, or about one person every five hours is diagnosed with brain cancer
Latest News
Upcoming Events
Save The Date - NRL Beanie For Brain Cancer Round 16
The NRL Beanie round is Back! Get ready to support your team and the MHF for the beanie round June 30 to July 3!
Save the Date - Beanie Week
Our dedicated Beanie for Brain Cancer Week is June 27th -1st July 2022.
Ridin 4 Mates
A group of mates riding to raise funds in memory of Dale Harris & Mick Ford.
Greg Whitehead Fishing Challenge
The 7th Greg Whitehead Fishing Challenge will be held on the 19-21st Aug 2022 at Reflections Holiday Parks Burrinjuck Waters.
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