What We Do

We Improve Lives Through Research, Advocacy, Education, and Support.

The Path Starts Here

Research

Research is the first step towards finding better treatments, and ultimately a cure, for FA and its associated cancers. By investing in research and people, the Fanconi Cancer Foundation fosters the innovation necessary to enhance clinical care. We are committed to preventing, detecting, and treating cancer in individuals with FA, recognizing that understanding FA-associated cancers can inform cancer treatment beyond our immediate community.

Centering the FA Experience

Advocacy

We amplify the voices of people living with FA and their families to shape research, improve clinical care, and raise awareness of FA and associated cancers. Through our advocacy program, trained community advocates share lived experience with researchers, clinicians and policymakers to ensure community priorities are centered in research and care decisions.

We’re Here For You

Support & Education

If you or someone you love is facing a FA diagnosis, you are not alone. FA is a complex diagnosis, one that can affect all areas of the body and life. We provide individuals and their families, along with their medical care teams, with education, connection, and resources to help them navigate and cope with an FA diagnosis.

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Our organization thrives primarily on the generous support of fundraisers and donations

Science & Hope For A Cure

Fundraising

Fundraising is the bridge between science and hope for anyone facing FA. Through donor support, the Fanconi Cancer Foundation gives researchers the necessary resources to make groundbreaking discoveries, develop innovative therapies, and pioneer life-altering studies to help transform the lives of those impacted by FA and cancer as a whole.

Our FAmily Spans the Globe

Events

From galas to marathons, the FA community comes together during events throughout the year all over the world. Whether raising funds in support of our mission to find effective treatments and a cure for FA, bringing the experts together, or gathering FA families together for unwavering support, find out what’s next on our FA events calendar.

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The Latest

News & Events

Nine Newly Funded Research Grants Support Next Steps in FA Care

Czechowicz lab at Stanford Promising research needs continued support to answer the next question. A laboratory finding may need testing in more models. A screening study may need years of follow-up. An approach ready for a clinical study needs the...

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New Findings, Next Steps: Research Highlights From the 2026 FA Scientific Symposium

How can we prevent cancer in people with FA? How can treatments become safer? At the 2026 FA Scientific Symposium in Phoenix, researchers shared progress toward answering these questions, alongside work to protect blood-forming cells and better understand the broader effects of FA. Some approaches are entering clinical studies. Others are helping researchers decide which ideas deserve further testing.

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Honoring Lynn Frohnmayer’s lifetime of commitment to the FA community

More than four decades ago, Lynn Frohnmayer was a mother searching for answers after learning that three of her five children had Fanconi anemia. There was no roadmap and no established network of families or experts. Information was scarce, treatments were limited, and the future her family had been given was devastating.

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