LIVESTRONG Cancer Research Centre |
In January 2011 cycling legend Lance Armstrong returned to the site of the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer and LIVESTRONG Cancer Research Centre to celebrate the construction's progress and to visit cancer patients in the Flinders Medical Centre Haematology and Oncology Day Unit (HODU).
| In 2009 Premier Mike Rann announced a lasting legacy between cancer survivor and cycling legend Lance Armstrong and the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer had been forged when he announced the research wing of the new centre would be named the LIVESTRONG™ Cancer Research Centre. In January 2010 Lance Armstrong came to Flinders Medical Centre to take part in an official ground–breaking ceremony at the site of the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer. “I look forward to hearing all the good stories that come out of this Centre. This is the birth of hope and the birth of inspiration for so many people,” said Lance. The LIVESTRONG Cancer Research Centre will encompass the work of over 100 medical scientists investigating cancer prevention, early intervention and innovative cures as well as vital research in cancer survivorship. “Many cancers can be prevented – that is the message that Flinders researchers and this new Centre will be sending the world, ” Premier Rann said at the ceremony. “We have world leading researchers focussing on the new science of “nutrigenomics” – which is the science of using food and diets tailored to an individual’s genetics and medical conditions to prevent or inhibit cancers. “We have yet another team investigating how the body responds to low doses of radiation to improve natural cancer prevention mechanisms in the body. “Another team will be producing a simple blood test for detection of pre-cancerous polyps in the bowel – an approach that will save lives by stopping cancer forming from these polyps. “Flinders researchers already lead the way in exploring how best to provide information to patients with cancer and how to support them through their treatment.” Cancer cells do not become cancer overnight – the process of development involves a latent pre-cancer stage that may take years to progress. Even when the process is initiated, progression to cancer is neither a fatalistic inevitability nor a certain death-warrant. It is also not a single disease but rather a number of diseases, each with its own special setting, prognosis and options for control. This provides a window of opportunity for intervention aimed at halting the process before it becomes clinically apparent and a major burden on the community. You can read more about the different projects underway at Flinders by visiting our cancer research profile page or contacting us for more information. |
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