Have you been diagnosed with a less common cancer? Sufferers of rare cancers
are being sought for the largest ever Australian study into possible causes of
the disease. The Forgotten Cancers Project aims to understand the causes of less common
cancers such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukaemia, multiple myeloma, kidney,
bladder, stomach, brain, liver, oesophageal, pancreatic, endometrial/uterine,
thyroid, gallbladder, small intestine, bone and other rare cancers as relatively
little is known about them.
By studying the roles of genes, lifestyle and early life
environment the research is seeking to understand why people develop these
cancers, to be in a better position to improve the prevention and treatment of
these diseases in the future.
The Forgotten Cancers Project is run by the Cancer Council
Victoria, as part of a consortium including hospitals, universities and research
institutions both in Australia and overseas.
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