A re-elected NSW Liberals and Nationals Government will shine a spotlight on deadly cancers affecting women by providing $7 million in research grants for ovarian and other gynaecological cancers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This will include the provision of a $5 million Translational Research Grant and four $500,000 fellowships to support research and pave the way for future improvements to treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Premier Dominic Perrottet said this will help shine a spotlight on two of the most deadly cancers affecting women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe want to give women affected by these terrible diseases, which often have very poor prognoses, the best chance of survival,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese grants are important in enabling the very best researchers to continue their work to help improve survival rates for these awful cancers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe better we can understand these deadly diseases, the better we can tailor treatments for women and improve their chances of being able to overcome them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Health Minister Brad Hazzard said gynaecological cancers vary in prevalence and can have very poor prognoses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor ovarian cancer specifically, just over half (51 per cent) of women diagnosed will not survive five years. This is a tragic statistic we need to turn around and by investing in research we can try to achieve this,\u201d Mr Hazzard said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTranslational research helps us understand how innovations may work in the real world and on a large scale and aims to quickly bring these new ideas from benchtop to bedside and improve outcomes for patients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Women and Regional Health Bronnie Taylor said the $7 million in additional funding will bring new hope for women suffering from cancers of the female reproductive system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFellowships fund researchers to continue their important work at an early-middle stage of their career, ensuring we maintain a pipeline of world-class researchers right here in NSW,\u201d Mrs Taylor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBy investing in early-mid career researchers with a focus on gynaecological cancers, we aim to accelerate the journey toward potential new treatments and interventions for these deadly women’s cancers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gynaecological cancers include ovarian cancer, uterine or endometrial cancer, cancer of the fallopian tubes, primary peritoneal cancer, cervical cancer and vaginal cancer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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