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Thanks to your generosity, Cancer Council SA has been able to invest nearly $2million into local, South Australian cancer research through the Cancer Council Beat Cancer Project.

The Cancer Council Beat Cancer Project is the single biggest source of research investment in the state outside of the Federal Government.

It is an Australian first collaboration between Cancer Council SA, the State Government, the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Flinders University, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia.

Associate Professor Tarik Sammour from the University of Adelaide and the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) is one of six recipients of a Cancer Council Beat Cancer Project Fellowship.

His clinical research focuses on putting patients first, with all projects having an immediate impact on patient care. His goal is to improve outcomes and ultimately, save the lives of patients with bowel cancer.

“Our research currently focuses on a tailored approach to Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT), which sees radiation and chemotherapy delivered before surgery.”

“The Royal Adelaide Hospital is the only hospital in the country to formally deliver and study this personalised approach, with funding from the Cancer Council Beat Cancer Project enabling us to further progress this important new research.”

“Our ultimate hope is that by personalising the order in which chemotherapy and radiotherapy is delivered before surgery, we can see better long-term patient outcomes, and ultimately improve survival rates for those impacted by bowel cancer,” he said.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Sammour and all the recipients of the latest round of Cancer Council Beat Cancer Project funding. We can’t wait to see what you can achieve!

Learn more about the Cancer Council Beat Cancer Project and the research you help to fund here: www.cancersa.org.au/research/research-projects/cancer-research-saves-lives