Recent articles by Professor Karen Canfell
Cancer Council NSW is excited to announce that nearly $6million has been awarded to 15 ground-breaking cancer research projects. The grants help fund future breakthroughs in cancer research, with 15 of Australia’s leading research teams paving the way for new ways to treat the disease. The project grants were awarded on Wednesday 1 March at […]
Australia has been at the forefront of cervical cancer prevention for decades, and continues to take the lead – we are the first nation in the world to implement large-scale changes to cervical screening as a direct response to the successful implementation of HPV vaccination. This year, the National Cervical Screening Program is due to […]
Cancer Council NSW helped fund one of the biggest discoveries in skin cancer research – that vitamin B3 can help reduce non-melanoma skin cancers. Five years after this grant ended, we have caught up with lead researcher, Professor Diona Damian, to hear the latest on her pioneering work. It all began in 2008, when Cancer […]
Image courtesy of University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine. We have now reached a huge milestone in cervical cancer prevention: every woman in Australia aged 35 years and younger is better protected against HPV than ever before. HPV – the human papillomavirus – is the cause of virtually all cervical cancers, so this is a […]
At Cancer Council NSW, we get a lot of questions about our research into pancreatic cancer. Despite improvements in survival rates across more common types of cancer, only 6% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer will survive past five years. However, the researchers that we fund are making important steps forward in finding the answers […]
Professor Stuart Tangye from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has been funded by Cancer Council NSW since 2002 for his pioneering research on the link between the immune system and cancer. Professor Tangye has just received a brand new grant from Cancer Council NSW, which could ultimately lead to a brand new cancer vaccine. […]
Professor Xu Dong Zhang from the University of Newcastle is a leading melanoma researcher and has become a driving force in unlocking the many mysteries that surround this deadly form of cancer. Thanks to ongoing funding from Cancer Council NSW, he has made some extraordinary breakthroughs that have made international headlines. The major focus of […]
Cancer Council NSW is excited to announce that around $3.6 million in new funding has been awarded to some of Australia’s most outstanding researchers, who are setting out to reduce the impact of cancer and explore new treatment approaches. Who are the cancer researchers? A total of 10 visionary researchers and their teams were successful […]
Two research teams from the University of Newcastle have received over $4.4 million in funding to support their ground-breaking work. Cancer Council NSW awards these prestigious program grants, which run over 5 years, to the most outstanding researchers in the state with a track record of excellence. One grant has gone to Laureate Professor Rob […]