A little about us
We are the Australian Gynaecological Cancer Foundation (AGCF). That’s right, the only organisation that focuses on funding laboratory research into all 8 gynae cancers. We provide research grants to Australia’s best and brightest medical brains, so they can find new ways to screen, treat, and conquer gynae cancers.
Why research into gynae cancer research is important…
Did you know there are 8 different Gynae cancers? Most people aren’t aware!
Cervical cancer is the only gynae cancer with a vaccine and screening test. 7,000 women are diagnosed with a gynae cancer in Australia each year. Survival rates for advanced gynae cancers are alarmingly low. Early detection and treatment significantly boost women’s survival from gynae cancers.
Thank you to Prof Hacker, Founder & Director AGCF, Dr Dane Cheasley, AGCF brilliant minds researcher, Peter Mac, and three amazing AGCF Ambassadors, Danielle & Corinne, both cancer survivors, and Amelia, a family member on her mother’s journey and death from gynae cancer.
Join us in raising awareness and making strides in gynae cancer research!
Click below to see the AGCF information video and real stories.
Cervical Cancer Awareness
Cervical Cancer impacts women world-wide. The incidence of cervical cancer in developed countries is low because of the availability of regular screening. Never-the less, there are still about 800 women diagnosed with the disease each year in Australia, the majority (70%) of whom have never been screened or are overdue for screening.
Prof Neville F Hacker AM, MD. Founder & Director, AGCF
On the frontline… An insight into endometrial cancer research
The Australian Gynaecological Cancer Research Foundation provides grants to create new postdoctoral fellowship opportunities that support a research project, aligned to the AGCF priorities. The fellowship is designed to support an outstanding science, nursing, allied health, or medical graduate, who has completed a PhD within the last 5 years and seeks funding to undertake further research.
On this occasion, ‘Our Brilliant Minds Program’ is funding much-needed research into endometrial cancer. AGCF, in collaboration with the Mazda Foundation, is pleased to be supporting Dr Dongli Liu at the Lowy Institute, for this important research.
Put simply, we fund research, and our brilliant researchers find a cure. Together, we’re giving women hope.
The AGCF Board is proud to have awarded its fourth gynae cancer research fellowship and welcomed Dr Liz Caldon PhD as the 2024/25 Research Fellow.
An early update on A/Prof Liz Caldon’s ground breaking research: identifying drivers of resistance to PARP Inhibitors in ovarian cancer is here.
To read of their findings using isogenic models and how they can help improve future cancer therapies, read here.
AGCF welcomes the amazing Dr Jana Pittman as another awe-inspiring Ambassador
AGCF Ambassador, World Champion Athlete, Doctor, Mother, Olympian.
Professor Neville Hacker, AGCF Founder & Director, MD AM, and the Board, are delighted to welcome Jana Pittman as AGCF’s newest, awe-inspiring Ambassador to help raise awareness of the 8 gynae cancers affecting over 7000 women in Australia each year, and to assist AGCF to raise funds for breakthrough research in early intervention and lifesaving treatments.
Thank You Friends!
Your donations have helped AGCF fund life-saving laboratory research by brilliant mind researchers like Liz and Dongli – helping us share hope.
Every 1.3 hours a woman in Australia is diagnosed with a gynae cancer, with over 7000 new cases diagnosed each year, that’s 35,000 women each 5 years!
The stats are grim. Six women die from gynae cancer every day; wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, friends.
Around 31% of women with a gynae cancer will not survive 5 years. Around 51% of women with advanced gynae cancers will not survive 5 years.
Help AGCF to fund brilliant mind researchers to find new breakthrough ways to screen, treat and conquer gynae cancers, sharing hope with women and their families. Research saves lives.
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telephone: +61 2 8235 2606
email: info@agcf.org.au
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