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The Victorian Cancer Registry is a part of Cancer Council Victoria, and since 1982 has kept statistical records of cancer in Victoria for use in epidemiological research and in policy development. The registry provides regular reports for the general public and more comprehensive data is available for researchers who require it.
Cancer Council Australia is a national, nonprofit organisation which aims to promote cancer-control policies and to reduce the illness caused by cancer in Australia.It advises various groups, including the government, on cancer-related issues, acts as an advocate for cancer patients and their friends, and is a major funding contributor towards health research, prevention and education.
[2] [3] The Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria (now the Cancer Council Victoria) received funding from VicHealth to run its SunSmart and Quit programs, and VicHealth funded the first Victorian breast cancer screening program. [4] In 1989, VicHealth funded significant research into Alzheimer's disease at the Mental Health Research Institute. [5]
Wakefield has been Director of the Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer at the Cancer Council of Victoria since 2002. [4] Wakefield was a member of the Prevention and Community Health Committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council from 2012 to 2015. [5]
The campaign, originally funded by public donations, was launched by Cancer Council Victoria in 1981 to combat high rates of skin cancer in Australia, [2] and achieved high nationwide awareness over its original run.
Cancer Council Victoria; Cancer Council Queensland; Cancer Institute of New South Wales; Centenary Institute; Children's Cancer Foundation (Australia)
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Visvader has published work investigating the role of cells of origin in cancer [5] and in particular focuses on the role of stem cells, [6] [7] which she believes may be a key to understanding breast cancer. [8] Visvader is a board member of the Cancer Council Victoria, Medical & Scientific Committee. [9]