The Aftershock aims to advance the scientific and medical research related to the diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of high mortality rate cancers.

The Aftershock focuses on the 16 most frequently diagnosed less common cancers: non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, mesothelioma, myeloma, kidney, bladder, stomach, brain, liver, oesophageal, pancreatic, endometrial/uterine, thyroid, gallbladder, small intestine, and bone cancer.