Brain cancer team marks successful first year
As Australia’s best experts work harder than ever before to find a cure and give hope to everyone affected by brain cancer, we look back on a huge first year for the Mark Hughes Foundation Centre (MHF Centre) for Brain Cancer Research at the University of Newcastle.
The Mark Hughes Foundation has generously pledged more than $16 million over five years to the University in support of the Centre, with the University contributing a further $10 million. This is also supported by donations from our generous community.
Symposium turbocharges brain cancer collaboration
Experts from across the nation gathered earlier this year for the inaugural Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research Symposium. Together they explored the Centre’s six research streams and identified more ways to collaborate and accelerate the work of the Centre. Discussion of the race to develop an early detection test for brain cancer by identifying blood markers was a highlight.
New coordinators champion patient care
The Mark Hughes Foundation also funded the integration of Brain Cancer Care Coordinators into the MHF Centre for Brain Cancer Research, creating joint nursing appointments between the University and area health services. The Centre’s vision in coming years (after testing the model and seeking ongoing support from government) is to connect every brain cancer patient in Australia with a care coordinator so as many people as possible can benefit from the Centre’s leading research insights and best practice.
We have assembled a great team who are uniting clinicians and scientists across the country to share resources, develop better treatments and improve outcomes for brain cancer patients and their families across Australia. Thank you for your support.”
-Professor Mike Fay, Foundation MHF Chair in Brain Cancer and Director, MHF Centre for Brain Cancer Research
Supporters rally behind the national team
Teamwork is the key to building a national program to advance research to help people all over Australia affected by brain cancer. The MHF Centre for Brain Cancer Research is grateful for its supporters near and far, including the Rotary Club of Rockhampton North, who generously donated $35,000 to support brain cancer research through the Centre. The Rotary Club has been raising funds in Queensland for national research in cancer care for over 15 years, resulting in increased cancer treatment options for patients in regional settings.
The Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research at the University of Newcastle is driving critical research, education, and health care improvements at a national scale for brain cancer patients, their families and carers, and health professionals. The Centre’s six research streams ensure a holistic approach and rapid translation to clinical practice:
* Patient Experience
* Brain Cancer Imaging
* Blood Based Biomarkers
* Experimental Therapeutics
* Translational Neuroscience
* Paediatric Brain Cancer
If you would like to support an area of research that is important to you and help save and improve lives, please contact Kate on 02 4921 8612 or email philanthropy@newcastle.edu.au
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