Public events

Throughout the year, we run a series of public events to inform, engage and involve our community. These events include our Cancer Insights Public Lectures, a national Cancer Survivorship Conference (held every two years in conjunction with the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia), events to promote healthy lifestyles and fundraising events.

Participation in research and clinical trials

Clinical trials are essential—from testing new or improved drug treatments, to exploring new management or care regimes, to finding ways to change community behaviours. They allow us to translate medical science into clinical care, bringing research from the lab and into hospitals. They may also provide patients with early access to new treatments that will not be released to the market for another three to four years.

Consumer advocacy and partnering with researchers

We are keen to have consumer involvement in our cancer research and we are currently building our consumer partnering program.

There are many ways to contribute. You can:

• suggest a topic that you would like covered in our Public Lecture series
• request a speaker for your community group or event
• represent the consumer voice on our committees
• partner with our researchers to have a say in their research projects—help us deliver better research programs, better understand the issues that are relevant, and learn how to communicate our research to the community.

Please email us at cancer@flinders.edu.au to get involved or find out more.