Welcome to the Cancer in Kids website

Home - Cancer in Kids @ RCH - CIKA

CIKA was founded in April 1980 by three families, to increase the
awareness of cancer in children and to encourage financial support to
aid research into children's cancer.

Whats happening @ CIKA

The 2012 CIKA Ball will take place at the Sebel Hotel Albert Park on Saturday 18 August. Save the date and book now to spend "A night in Monte Carlo".
At CIKA, we are committed to raising money to cure kids' cancer through research, and we strive to do this by making our major fundraiser, the annual Ball, a vibrant, intimate, enjoyable event. With these objectives, we have re-vamped this year's format. For more details, to download a booking form or to book on line, click here.

Discouted accommodation at the Sebel is available for Ball patrons. For details, click here.

The RCH Combined Auxiliaries Market will be held in the Malvern Town Hall on Saturday June 30th. This event provides a great opportunity to stock up on gifts for yourself and others. For more details, visit the Market web page by clicking here.


The Macedon ranges Focus Group luncheon held at Crown's King's Kitchen on Thursday 3rd April raised over $1,200. For details and picures, click here.


The Donvale Charity Auction held at the home of Eugenia Tselepi on Sunday 26th February raised the amazing sum of $5,177.00. Click here for a report.



The 2012 Old Time Wood Days will take place during the weekend of 10 and 11 November. More details later, but, meanwhile, click here to download a flyer.


Jim Dawson gets pie-faced for CIKA. Two years ago, long-time CIKA committee member, Jim Dawson, took a bet that went horribly wrong. In January 2012 he felt the consequences. The good news is that CIKA benfited financially from his misadventure. Click here to see more.



Cooking for Cash is an annual initiative of a group of year nine students at Methodist Ladies' College in Kew. Meals that they cook in the Home Economics Department are available for purchase by staff during term four. In 2011, inspired by their teacher Debbie Hudson, the girls raised $1,393.90 which will be donated to CIKA. Well done everyone. Read more about MLC's fund-raising efforts by clicking here.


Details of some of CIKA's other past events are archived on our "Past Events" page which can be reached by clicking here.


This site was last updated on 17 May 2012.


CIKA goes live on "Everyday Hero".
CIKA can now accept donations online through its fundraising page at
www.rchfoundation.com.au/event/cika
CIKA supporters can easily make secure online donations by credit card or they can pledge cash which can be paid through BPAY, in person at any Australia Post outlet, or by sending a cheque to the RCH auxiliaries office. Donors will be sent a receipt by email and the webpage will keep a running tally of the amount raised.

Donors can also leave messages of support or use the site to create their own online fundraising pages accessible to family and friends, enabling them to promote fundraising activities within their social group. Click here to learn more about onlne fundraising.



Farewell Denise.
Lead researcher, Denise Caruso, resigned from her post at the Children's cancer Centre at the Royal Children's Hospital on January 3, 2012, to take up the post of Executive Officer of the Australasian Sarcoma Study Group at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

We at CIKA are sorry to see her go but know that she will bring to her new job the same dedication and passion that she displayed at the RCH. It has been great working with you Denise and we will miss you. We will always be indebted to you for the great research that you have undertaken and we wish you all the best. Click here to read Denise's letter to CIKA.


CIKA's Children
Over 140 children under 15 years of age are diagnosed with cancer each year in Victoria and 90% of these children are treated at the Royal Children's Hospital. The CIKA children have all battled cancer. You can read some of their stories here.

Thomas Carafa



Read stories >>

CIKA's Hospital Stall

The CIKA stalls are back. The stall can be found on the second Thursday of each
month in the foyer of the new hospital.


As part of its fund-raising effort, CIKA runs a stall in the foyer of the Royal Children's Hospital once a month. More details can be found by clicking here.
The dates for these stalls can be found by clicking here.

Current Research
CIKA has actively supported research projects at the Royal Children's Hospital with financial assistance and will continue to do so until childhood cancer is cured.
Read more >>


Researcher Denise Caruso


Researcher Yosuke Minoda


Researcher Vinod Dagar

Click here to read about some of the many groups and individuals who support CIKA.

To see a list of our sponsors, click here.


CIKA accepts donations through the "Everyday Hero" website. 100 % of the money will be directed to cancer research according to the priorities set in consultation with the CIKA committee and the RCH research team. Click here to donate on line.