Murdoch Childrens Research Institute is playing a key role in the world’s largest study into childhood cancer.
This innovative study possibly provides the greatest opportunity for finding a preventable cause of childhood cancer. It aims to examine associations between environmental exposures and the incidence of childhood cancers by pooling prospective population data from one million pregnant mothers and their babies.
Around the world, several large infant/child prospective studies have been launched to examine environmental and biological determinants of common diseases. The rarity of virtually all forms of childhood cancer, however, prevent even large cohort studies from examining the possible relationship of common exposures with common types of childhood cancer due to inadequate sample size.
Murdoch Childrens has had a major role in the study concept and planning and will act as the first data coordinating centre, examining environmental and genetic factors that differ between children who get cancer and those who don’t. The Coordinating Centre is under the direction of Professor Terry Dwyer and includes Dr Gabriella Tikellis as the Data Coordinator and Mr Luke Stevens as the Data Management Coordinator.
Terry DwyerI4C International Data Coordinating Centre |
Gabriella TikellisI4C International Data Coordinating Centre |
Luke StevensI4C International Data Coordinating Centre |