For the first time in Australia, we have a large endocrine research group assembled.

The Kolling Institute of Medical Research Cancer Genetics Laboratory is a world-class endocrine research facility located in the Kolling Building, at the Royal North Shore Hospital. The mission is to apply cutting edge science to examining actual patient cancers that have been removed by surgeons in the University of Sydney Endocrine Surgery unit.

This is the only endocrine research facility in the country where there is a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and scientists focused on progressing translational endocrine research in endocrine cancers.

One research team is led by Professor Stan Sidhu, a leading academic surgeon with an interest in endocrine cancer. He is also a surgeon at the Royal North Shore and North Shore Private Hospitals campus. He spends his non-clinical time with the team overseeing the research.

"Funds generated from the community have been a massive aid in sustaining our research efforts"explains Prof Stan Sidhu. "The community fails to realise that the bulk of research funds flows to the more common cancers e.g. breast, prostate, melanoma etc. However, patients with thyroid cancer represent 3% of all cancers and less than 3% of cancer funding.

"Endocrine cancers tend to affect younger patients in the prime of their lives and therefore have a huge personal and community impact.

We are currently experiencing a biotechnology explosion and the scene is set for major developments in this area of endocrine research. This will only eventuate if we have ongoing community support, and your donation is desperately needed and appreciated.

Support This Area of Endocrine Research

Kolling Foundation is a registered charity. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.

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Donations can also be banked via EFT:

Account Name: Endocrine Cancer Surgery Research

BSB: 032297 | Account Number: 233863

For more information: contact Kolling Foundation