Research achievements

We’re proud of our footprint in cancer research. We support the best ideas and the best people in cancer research who are making significant breakthroughs to improve outcomes across the entire cancer journey.

Cervical cancer elimination

Our studies found that over 74 million cervical cancer cases and 62 million deaths could be averted over the next 100 years with a rapid scaling up of HPV vaccination.

How we're informing the global strategy

Impact we've achieved with our research

Addressing the needs of long-term prostate cancer survivors

Cancer Council NSW researchers have found that over one third of long-term Australian prostate cancer survivors need mor...

HPV vaccine linked to decline in premature births

Research has indicated that the HPV vaccine could have further-reaching benefits than preventing HPV and cervical cancer...

Informing the global strategy to achieve cervical cancer elimination

Over 62 million deaths could be averted if HPV vaccination, cervical screening and access to cancer treatment services c...

Assessing the impact of systematic testing for Lynch syndrome

Cancer Council NSW researchers have investigated if testing bowel cancer cases is a cost-effective way of revealing undi...

Blocking the growth of cancer cells

A/Prof Pickett has developed a potential new drug that targets the process cancers use to grow and survive.

Stopping breast cancer treatment resistance and relapse

This project has worked to improve treatments and reduce the major challenge of some breast cancer patients’ resistanc...