OVERVIEW

Cancer

Scientists and clinicians at TRI are working towards improved diagnosis and treatment of various cancers including breast, prostate, head and neck, and skin cancers.

In 2018, an estimated 140,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed, and just under 50,000 people died from the disease (AIHW, 2018). In Australia, the most commonly diagnosed cancers are currently breast cancer, followed by prostate cancer, colorectal cancer and melanoma.(AIHW, 2018

Researchers at TRI are working closely with clinicians to identify novel ways to detect, diagnose, monitor and treat various types of cancers. These projects include specialist cancer groups across QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Mater Research, The University of Queensland.

Image: Cancer tumour spheroid with fluorescent labelling according to cell phenotype. Crystal Tonnessen (June 2015).

Key Researchers
 
Andrew Perkins
Nicholas Andrew Saunders
Colleen Nelson
Geoffrey Faulkner
Ingrid Winkler
Jean-Pierre Levesque
John Hooper
Judith Clements
Kristen Radford
Maher Gandhi
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CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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Blood Cancer
Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Head and Neck Cancer
Kidney Cancer
Lung Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Skin Cancer
GALLERY
Interview with Prof John Hooper about pancreatic cancer research
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Brisbane Cancer Conference Welcome to the 3rd Brisbane Cancer Conference. With the establishment of the Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners, this meeting is an opportunity to draw together cancer...Read more
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Proton beam therapy: state-of-the-art technology to target cancer. Clinical outcomes and current status in Japan Presented by Tetsuo Akimoto, Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology and Particle...Read more
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TRI EMT and Cancer Treatment Symposium Leveraging on the availability of key national translational clinician researchers with EMT interests (Drs Andy Redfern, Elgene Lim), and particularly the head...Read more
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MATER RESEARCHER IDENTIFIES NEW INSIGHTS INTO BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS AND PROGNOSIS A Mater Research study 1 has identified a method to identify best treatment options for oestrogen receptor...Read more
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Australian Skin and Skin Cancer Research Centre (ASSC) Enabling Grant Scheme The Australian Skin and Skin Cancer Research Centre (ASSC) Enabling Grant Scheme is currently open for applications. The...Read more
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Dr Jyotsna Batra wins cure cancer award 2016 TRI Spore Grant winner , QUT’s Dr Jyotsna Batra, won a Cure Cancer award last night at the Australia's Researcher Showcase and 50th birthday...Read more
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Community Conversations Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) invites you to attend their free Community Conversations forum, to discuss the latest research and management of prostate cancer...Read more
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CLIMB FOR CANCER 2017 - TEAM TRI It's time for Team TRI to unite once again, battling 810 stairs with the same determination we use to battle cancer every day. This year our TRI corporate team is...Read more
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Melanoma research breakthrough gives hope to treatment A QUT-driven project has identified the way in which melanoma cells spread, opening up new pathways to treatment via drugs to ‘turn off...Read more
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Toowoomba Chronicle "City digs deep and raises $51,000 for breast cancer" TRI based QUT researcher Dr Elouise Dray talked to The Chronicle this week after attending the MJH Advisory Colour...Read more

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