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Streams of work

The Daffodil Centre is a leading research centre on cancer control and policy – providing timely and relevant evidence to national and international policy-makers to inform best-practice decision-making in cancer control. We are focused on reducing the incidence, morbidity and mortality associated with cancer and on improving the quality of life of people with a cancer diagnosis.

Working across four research hubs are several collaborative streams of research.

Breast Cancer Policy and Evaluation

This stream of work is building evidence on the benefits, potential harms and costs of different approaches to optimise early detection and treatment of breast cancer and ultimately save more lives.

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Cancer-Patient Population Projections (Cancer-PPP)

The Cancer-Patient Population Projections (Cancer-PPP) project will determine the projected number of patients of cancers of the colorectum, breast, lung, multiple myeloma, melanoma and pan-tumour biomarker related cancers over the next five years, by developing or refining the Daffodil Centre’s world renowned, extensively published and validated predictive platform, Policy1. This work will play a vital role in informing future health technology assessments. 

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Cervical Cancer and HPV

This stream has helped to lead the global agenda on cervical cancer elimination and made a significant contribution to both national and international policy development for cervical cancer control.

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Genomics and Precision Health

Integrating individual and population-level genomic, lifestyle, and medical information for successful precision health: tailoring the right intervention and support to the right population at the right time.

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Health Economics

The Health Economics Stream is committed to finding innovative ways to organise and deliver cancer services, while ensuring equitable health outcomes and patient centred care.

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Lung Cancer Policy and Evaluation

This stream is providing an evidence base for improving and sustaining tobacco control, optimising and implementing lung cancer screening, identifying effective and cost-effective lung cancer therapies, and ensuring equity in lung cancer care. 

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Mathematical Modelling

Mathematical modelling plays an increasingly important role in cancer control by helping to identify the most impactful and cost-effective ways to reduce the burden of cancer at a population level.

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Melanoma and Skin Cancer

This multidisciplinary research stream works across the skin cancer control continuum including aetiology, prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship.

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Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer in Australia and, unlike many other cancers, survival has only slightly improved in recent decades. This multidisciplinary stream of research is supported by key collaborators and advisors from across the Daffodil Centre, including experts in biology and translational research, epidemiology, mathematical modelling, implementation science, health economics, statistics and key stakeholders, including community partners and patient advocates.

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Prostate Cancer

This stream is investigating all aspects of prostate cancer detection and patient care, including testing, active surveillance for men at risk and survivorship for men living with a diagnosis.

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Research Methods

The stream provides analytical, methodological and systematic literature review expertise across the Daffodil Centre’s four research hubs.

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Supportive Care and Patient Outcomes

The Supportive Care and Patient Outcomes stream aims to improve the quality of life of people living with cancer, cancer survivors, and their loved ones. Led by Professor Kate White, the stream develops approaches to meet the supportive care needs of cancer patients and their family.

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Tobacco Behaviour Change and Implementation

Smoking is the most important preventable risk factor for ill health in Australia, with over 9% of Australians still smoking. Nearly two in three smokers will die prematurely because of their smoking with the harms associated with smoking inequitably distributed in the population.

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Triple I (Innovation-Implementation-Impact)

We produce evidence supporting implementation of innovations to positively impact cancer control and care. We use qualitative and quantitative methods to deliver priority-driven, co-designed, and implementation-ready solutions to enhance cancer practice and policy.

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