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Our research

Our teams are contributing to world leading cancer research.

Through the generous donations to cancer research, Cancer Council is able to invest money in world-leading cancer research through cancer research grants, data, behavioural, lifestyle and genetic research.


Cancer Council Victoria does not itself conduct laboratory research involving animals.

Cancer Researcher

Your donation could help Dr Sibel Saya find the next research breakthrough.

Every year around 11,000 Victorian families lose someone they love to cancer. 

Finding the next research breakthrough takes all of us. Your support today will help accelerate breakthroughs in cancer treatment, prevention, early detection and care. 

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Cancer research stories

9 stories in 9 decades

Since Cancer Council Victoria (originally the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria) was founded in 1936, generous donors have been the backbone of our lifesaving achievements. Read some of our most impactful work that simply wouldn’t have been possible without people like you! Read more

Lasting legacy of Donald Metcalf

Some of the most important cancer research discoveries made were only possible because of a few exceptional people who saw hope when others didn’t. People like Professor Donald Metcalf who, like many others, faced an uphill battle dedicating their work to solving cancer’s mysteries. Read more

Celebrating 20 years of biobanking - empowering cancer research

For 20 years, the Victorian Cancer Biobank has played a vital role in advancing cancer research in Victoria Read more

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