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
< 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
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1600/year, or about one person every five hours is diagnosed with brain cancer
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Upcoming Events
NIKE Melbourne Marathon 2024
Sunday October 13, join thousands of others and make a difference as you run, jog, wheel or walk your way through the city streets, passing iconic Melbourne landmarks before finishing with a lap of honour around the MCG’s hallowed turf.
Two Peaks Scenic Rim
Join MHF September 27-29 as we conquer Two Peaks of Queensland’s Scenic Rim, uniting for brain cancer research and raising hope step by step. Together, we climb for a cure.