Are you or do you know someone affected by cancer?
This is a shout-out to everyone in our community. We need your help to share information about a new Patient Advisory Committee.
We want to hear from people who are already active cancer consumer advocates. Equally, we are seeking perspectives from many areas of life and community - young adults with cancer, people just beginning treatment, the LGBTIQ+ community, migrant families, people with Health Care Cards, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from the bush and all over Australia.
Please pass this on. We want to hear from all sorts of people who are experiencing cancer and who would like to have a say.
Join a new committee to accelerate cancer research
The VCCC Alliance is inviting people to join a committee formed initially to provide crucial input at a pivotal point in the development of a new national Patient-Partnered Cancer Research Program with international scope.
Later (pending finalisation of project funding), the committee will act as a key advisory body during project implementation.
This is a research program that moves beyond investigating a single cancer type, treatment strategy, or demographic, using a radically open model that can accelerate research across all cancers. The new committee will provide strategic advice and direction to ensure our work represents patient interests at every stage.
Share the link to our webpage and encourage patients and others in your network, community and family to consider putting themselves forward.
We are keen to receive Expressions of Interest by 11pm, Friday 22 April 2022.
