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New research highlights gap in remaining life expectancy for First Nations people diagnosed with cancer
$4 million in cancer research funding announced
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New insights into Queensland’s cancer burden
New data shows that each day in Queensland around 80 people will hear the words, “you have cancer”. This equates to around 29,000 people each year. Cancer Council Queensland’s Viertel Cancer Research Centre has released 2016 statistics (the latest available from the Queensland Cancer Register) for incidence, survival, mortality and prevalence, providing the latest snapshot and trends for cancer in Queensland. Cancer Council Queensland CEO…
Spotlight on childhood cancers
Cancer Council Queensland is dedicated to improving outcomes through research and support. Each year in Australia around 700 children aged zero to 14 will be diagnosed with cancer. No child should have their childhood stripped away from them. No parents should have to witness the pain and suffering caused by this disease. September is International…
Accelerating collaborative cancer research in Queensland
Projects with the potential to accelerate the progress of cancer research in Queensland will share in $2.8 million through a new funding opportunity by Cancer Council Queensland. Expressions of interest for Cancer Council Queensland’s Accelerating Collaborative Cancer Research (ACCR) grants are now open. Two ACCR grants will be awarded in 2019. The grants will be…
New childhood cancer research examines stage of cancer at diagnosis
About 85 per cent of Australian children with blood cancer and 71 per cent of those with solid tumours were diagnosed with lower stage disease, new research has found. Cancer Council Queensland has published two papers reporting world-leading research on the stage (the extent to which a cancer has spread) at the time of diagnosis, using data from the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry. …
New blood cancer study: Burden of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms in Australia revealed
New research led by Cancer Council Queensland and Curtin University has investigated the patterns and trends of a rare group of blood cancers known as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN)* for the first time in Australia. The research, published in the American Journal of Hematology **, explored the impact of MPN, which affects more than 5000 people…
Cancer insights revealed for Queensland
Around 27,800 Queenslanders were diagnosed with cancer in 2015, according to the latest statistics, which reveal cancer cases in Queensland have more than tripled in just over three decades. Cancer Council Queensland’s Viertel Cancer Research Centre has released 2015 data and trends (the latest available from the Queensland Cancer Register) for incidence, survival, mortality and prevalence, providing the latest snapshot of cancer in…
$2 million in cancer research grants awarded in Queensland
Cancer Council Queensland will today announce a $2 million investment in cancer research projects across Queensland over two years, as it reveals its 2019-2020 research grant recipients. Over the two years, 10 Queensland research teams will receive $200,000 toward their projects. To help improve treatment options and quality of life for cancer patients the research grants will be invested in projects that examine brain cancer cells, cancer vaccines, multi-cancer risk genes, immunotherapy, cell…
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