Cancer Research Aberdeen & North East Scotland

Cranes was founded in July 2003 with a mission to raise funds in support of locally based research into the causes and prevention of all forms of cancer. The charity is run by a voluntary committee, with minimal administrative costs and all monies raised go directly to local cancer projects.

Since then, we have raised in excess of £500, 000 and disbursed funds of:

£140,000 to the Colorectal Unit and Chest Clinic at Foresterhill which enabled the purchase of endoscopy simulators – machines used in training staff in techniques used for the early detection of cancer.

£115,000 over a 2 year period to the University of Aberdeen research department which enabled them to appoint a clinician to do an in-depth study on the effects certain foods have on the colon.

£5,000 to launch a ‘Future Leaders in Cancer Research Fund’, which will enable the brightest medical students to work on a research project or visit a lab overseas. Further details are on our research page.

£60,000 to the University of Aberdeen research department to assist in the purchase of a state of the art machine which will dramatically improve their research capability. Further details are on our news page.