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Familial Cancer Centre Research - Research at Peter Mac

The Familial Cancer Centre investigates methods of identifying, and clinical cancer risk management of, individuals with a hereditary cancer predisposition syndrome and determining the clinical utility of genes presumed to be associated with an increased cancer risk.

Research Focus

Identifying carriers of mutations in known cancer predisposition genes. Health services research in developing clinical management pathways for families with hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes. Investigating the psychosocial consequences of hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes. Investigating the clinical utility of genes presumed to be associated with an increased cancer risk.

Research Overview

The Familial Cancer Centre is committed to researching the identification and ongoing physical and psychological management of individuals at increased risk of cancer due to their family history. The Centre develops investigator-driven research as well as collaborating in studies driven by other Victorian, Australian and internationally-based researchers. The nature of Familial Cancer means that most of the research in this field is collaborative — this collective approach guarantees sufficient numbers of participants to generate results with acceptable statistical power. Affiliated with the Familial Cancer Centre at Peter Mac is the Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Management Clinic, which consists of a multidisciplinary group of clinicians contributing to familial cancer research.