We were thrilled to bring our brain cancer community together at our Community Forum recently.
What an incredible afternoon of conversation and connection.
We loved having so many join us online and in person as we shared our innovative strategy along with updates from our collaborative partners, leading research institutes, hospitals, universities & brain cancer experts.
If you weren’t able to join us, you can catch up on all the content here:
Survival rates have barely changed in 30 years.
80% of patients diagnosed with brain cancer will die within 5 years.
One Australian is diagnosed with brain cancer every 5 hours.
Brain cancer kills more kids in Australia than any other disease.
Brain cancer kills more people under 40 than any other cancer.
We want to transform brain cancer to be a treatable and survivable disease, so that all brain cancer patients have real hope.
We bring together the best and brightest minds with a single focus: to improve outcomes for brain cancer patients NOW and in the future. Our world-class research teams will work collaboratively to develop new treatments and trials so that patients diagnosed with brain cancer are given real hope.
The Brain Cancer Centre was founded by Carrie’s Beanies 4 Brain Cancer and established in partnership with WEHI with support from the Victorian Government.
We want to see a world where brain cancer is a treatable and survivable disease, and where no lives are lost to brain cancer.
To deliver our vision, we need both a sense of urgency to improve the outcomes for brain cancer patients now and a commitment to long-term research that will provide life-changing treatments for future generations.
To be successful, a radically different approach to brain cancer research in Australia is required.
We will develop a system that:
