Supporting BDRF
Why you should
Around 800,000 people in the UK have a serious bowel disease. While there is great potential for advances in treatment, it has historically been a grossly under-funded area of medicine, meaning that many patients have died or suffered unnecessarily. BDRF was established to deal with this problem.
We are the only UK charity to fund research into all serious bowel diseases.
Out Bursary scheme funds research that advances the treatment and cure of bowel disease. In 2010 we provided £341,000 worth of funding, supporting research into such issues as bowel cancer, incontinence and rectal prolapse. Our focus when awarding bursaries is on projects which offer real hopes of progress for existing patients.
Through our network of Research Trial Recruiters (RTRs) we are also working to ensure that researchers in clinical trials are able to recruit the necessary participants. Currently too many trials fail due to a lack of patient participants; our aim is to ensure that this no longer happens.
What you can do
If you are from a trust or company check out our 'Trusts and Companies' page for a list of our current trust and company supporters and how you can become one of them.
If you are looking to support BDRF's work as an individual please check our 'Individual Supporters' page. This contains information on how to get involved as well as inspiration from our part and current supporters.
This page was last updated on 04-08-2011