As a specialist cancer respite charity with a sporting focus, the 4 Cancer Group exists to ease the burden of living with a cancer diagnosis or a recent bereavement. Importantly, the charity recognises that a cancer diagnosis affects the whole family unit and not just the cancer patient. In addition to providing a wide range of day trips and short breaks, the charity also makes grants to palliative care centres and promotes research into the effects of exercise on both cancer prevention and recovery.