Cancer

Cancer

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Cancer

This year, more than 150,000 Australians will be diagnosed with cancer, a disease that claims almost 50,000 Australian lives.

Our goal is to improve the long-term outcomes for people with cancer and change these statistics. 

From cell biology to drug discovery and research in the clinic, we have more than 250 researchers working to develop new ways to detect, diagnose, treat and prevent cancer.

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Plasma cells
Myeloma

The goal of our research is to discover new ways to treat myeloma. An important aspect of this is to decipher the biology of plasma cells, the normal immune cells that give rise to myeloma.

Milk duct
Breast cancer

Our researchers are discovering how and why breast cancers start. This is helping to advance better treatments for breast cancer.

Intestinal cells grown in the lab that have been stained to highlight particular proteins involved in intestine growth.
Bowel cancer

Our goals are to develop better early detection tests and to improve treatments for bowel cancer.

 

Developing mammary glands
About cancer

Cancer is a disease caused by uncontrollably growing cells. Cancer will affect 1 in 3 Australians during their lifetime.

Early stages of lung development
Lung cancer

Lung cancer causes more than one million deaths globally each year, including 9000 deaths in Australia – more than any other type of cancer.

Scientist in lab smiling at camera
Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer-related death in Australian women. There has been little improvement in survival rates over the past 30 years. 

Producing endothelial cells
Leukaemia

Leukaemia is a cancer of blood cells. Our research is revealing how leukaemia develops, and advancing better treatments.

Blood platelets data
Lymphoma

Lymphomas are the most common form of blood cancer in Australia. They are caused by uncontrolled growth of immune cells called lymphocytes. 

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Stomach cancer

Our researchers are revealing how stomach cancer develops and spreads. Their goal is to reduce deaths from stomach cancer through better detection and treatment.

JAK2 signalling molecule
Myeloproliferative disorders

Myeloproliferative disorders are serious conditions in which excessive numbers of blood cells are produced. This can interfere with the normal functions of blood. 

Cancer researcher in a clinic
Rare cancers

Rare cancers account for more than 20 per cent of cancers diagnosed in Australia, and 30 per cent of cancer-related deaths.

Neuron connections
Brain cancer

Our research into brain cancer is focused on finding new therapies to improve outcomes for more than 1700 Australians diagnosed with brain cancer each year.

3D structure of a protein
Pancreatic cancer

Our researchers are discovering how pancreatic cancer cells become resistant to current therapies. Our goal is to find more effective treatments to improve outcomes for people with pancreatic cancer.

Microscope image of blood vessels in skin
Melanoma

Our research aims to develop new strategies for treating advanced cases of melanoma.

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Blood cancers

Our researchers are working to understand why blood cancers arise, and developing better treatments. Our goal is to improve the survival of people with blood cancer.

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