Improving cancer outcomes in under-studied cancers by understanding their risk factors and patterns of cancer care.

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Cancer is the second leading cause of disease burden in Australia. Much can be done to reduce this burden through effective cancer prevention and ensuring all patients receive optimal evidence-based care. This research focuses on thyroid, kidney and ovarian cancer and aims to increase knowledge of these cancers’ causes and to investigate variation in patient care and its impact on outcomes. Ultimately the objective of the work is to decrease Australia’s cancer burden.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $421,747.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Epidemiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cancer care | cancer epidemiology | ovarian cancer | renal cell carcinoma | thyroid cancer