A collaborative approach is essential to improve targeted cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and research in this group of people and their families. The purpose of the Partnership is to:
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Provide a cohesive research network for Familial Cancer Centres (FCCs) operating within Australia, transforming their clinical practice into a research resource
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Create the mechanism for translating and evaluating research rigidly fixed on outcomes to improve the health of people with a hereditary predisposition to cancer
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Create an environment to facilitate research collaborations and train the next generation of familial cancer researchers
ICCon (Inherited Cancer Connect Partnership) will use a collaborative approach over five years (2013-2017) to specifically address several Research Priorities in the familial cancer field:
- Research Priority 1: Develop a national infrastructure to connect the inherited cancer community, including clinicians and researchers
- Research Priority 2: Develop a national program to identify people at risk of heritable cancers
- Research Priority 3: Improve the accuracy of inherited cancer risk predictions
- Research Priority 4: Improve the knowledge of and access to effective cancer risk management strategies by:
- National implementation of eviQ guidelines,
- Optimisation of medical prevention strategies for cancer
Funding
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Cancer Council NSW (New South Wales)
Principal investigator
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Associate Professor Gillian Mitchell
Contact details
Ms Lyon Mascarenhas
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Email:
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Project group
Project status
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Ongoing