Marie Curie Cancer Care

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a registered charitable organisation in the United Kingdom, which provides nursing care, without charge, to terminally ill people at home, and in hospices.

Named after the scientist Marie Curie who was born in 1867 in Poland because she discovered radium, which was for many years used in a treatment for cancer called radiotherapy.

Marie Curie's life as a scientist was one which flourished because of her ability to observe, deduce and predict. She is also arguably the first woman to make such a significant contribution to science. Marie Curie Cancer Care is proud to be named in honour of her.

Why is the daffodil the Marie Curie Cancer Care symbol?


The Marie Curie Memorial Foundation, now Marie Curie Cancer Care, was created in 1948 at the Marie Curie Hospital in Hampstead, England. Like other cancer foundation in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland and Japan, they chose the daffodil as a symbol of hope. Their annual March fundraiser, The Great Daffodil Appeal has raised over 72 million pounds for patient services and research since since it was started in 1986. 


from other sources:

The logo for the Canadian Cancer Society is the daffodil. The flower had served as a symbol of cancer awareness since the 1950s, when volunteers for the Society organised a fundraising tea in Toronto; the volunteers used daffodils to decorate the tables, as they thought it would create hope that cancer could be beaten. As the first flower of spring, the daffodil became a symbol of hope in the fight against cancer.

Marie Curie Cancer Care colour palette