Tag: cancer research
In Australia, only around 10% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer survive for five years or more – and this rate has barely improved in the past few decades. Professor Rasko is trying to change this by researching a new treatment called CAR T-cell immunotherapy. This type of treatment involves taking a patients own […]
Last week we announced over $9 million of new funding to ground-breaking cancer research projects. The 14 world-class research teams are leading the charge towards a cancer free future by investigating new ways to diagnose and treat the disease. The projects span a range of cancers, including four low survival cancers: ovarian, stomach, liver and […]
NSW, give yourself a big pat on the back. We’re pleased to say that in 2018/19, more than 246,000 people across NSW supported people affected by cancer with fundraising activities or donations, raising almost $64 million. Thanks to our supporters’ passion, dedication and hard work, last year more than 530,000 cancer patients and their […]
Professor Jennifer Martin has been researching into personalised chemotherapy dosing for some time. Now Professor Martin and her team are moving into the trial stage of their research. The dosing study known as the PREDICT (Pathway of Research to Evaluation of Dose-Individualised Cancer Therapy) Program uses new technology to find the ideal chemotherapy dosage for […]
Professor Richard Lock has been a cancer biologist for over 30 years and specialises in leukemia research. Cancer Council NSW has played an important role in his research journey with his first major Australian grant funded by the organisation. Since that first grant his research has advanced, and in 2011 he was awarded another Cancer […]
Cancer Council is proud of our footprint in cancer research. We are committed to conducting and funding research that improves outcomes across the entire cancer journey. We fund more cancer research than any other non-government organisation in Australia. In the past five years alone, Cancer Council NSW has invested $83.6 million into essential cancer research. […]
Lung cancer is one of Australia’s biggest killers, with the highest mortality rate of any cancer in the country and a low five-year survival rate. This is partly because lung cancer is often not detected until it’s too late for treatment to be effective. However, if caught early, most types of lung cancer are treatable […]
The Pathways Breast Cancer Team: Dr Louiza Velentzis, Dr Carolyn Nickson and Dr Pietro Procopio Sadly, breast cancer remains the second most common cause of cancer death in Australian women, with over 18,000 Australian women diagnosed each year. That is why, with your support, we established the Pathways Breast Cancer Team. The team is […]
Written by Dr Amy Vassallo and Gabriella Tiernan — Bias exists in many aspects of our culture. Gender bias is a significant issue which permeates our media, entertainment and other sources of popular culture that are widely consumed. This means there is a lack of diverse female voices being heard and perpetuates an unequal picture […]
Author: Chloe Jennett, Compass Trial Project Coordinator Have you heard the news? Cervical cancer is on the way out! Thanks to an early national adoption of HPV vaccination and a world class screening program, Australia is on track to be the first country to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem, by as early […]