Tag: cancer research
This Daffodil Day, donate to support Cancer Council NSW research into reducing the impact of COVID-19 on cancer in Australia New Cancer Council NSW analysis shows the impacts of COVID-19 could cause a significant increase in the state’s cancer burden through disruptions to cancer prevention, early detection and patient care services. However, lessons from the […]
While mortality rates from all other cancers are falling or remain static, liver cancer deaths have increased at a higher rate than those of any other cancer in Australia since figures were first published from 1968. Hepatitis B and C infection are the main cause for the unprecedented increase, compounded by other risk factors such […]
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 […]