{"id":33784,"date":"2020-10-15T13:47:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T02:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utter-drop.flywheelsites.com\/?post_type=disease&#038;p=33784"},"modified":"2025-04-17T15:49:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T05:49:32","slug":"cancer","status":"publish","type":"disease","link":"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/disease\/cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"block-page-header w-full max-w-screen bg-blue-100\">\n        <div class=\"hn-container mx-auto px-5 md:px-8 xl:px-12 relative flex py-12 md:py-16 lg:py-24\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-col w-full md:w-4\/5 relative z-20\">\n            <ul class=\"breadcrumbs flex mb-2 flex-wrap colour-text-blue-800\"><li class=\"inline-flex items-center mr-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/\" title=\"Go to home\" rel=\"home\" class=\"text-sm uppercase text-blue-800 hover:text-pink-500 leading-tight\">Home<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumbs__divider text-sm ml-2\">|<\/span><\/li><\/ul>            <h1 class=\"text-5xl md:text-6xl 2xl:text-7xl font-black text-blue-800\" class=\"text-5xl md:text-6xl 2xl:text-7xl font-black text-blue-800\" id=\"cancer\">Cancer<\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block-statement-banner w-full max-w-screen bg-blue-700\">\n            <div class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full z-0\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/jaxon-header.jpg\" class=\"block w-full h-full object-cover object-center\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/jaxon-header.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/jaxon-header-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/jaxon-header-768x270.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/jaxon-header-1024x360.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/jaxon-header-1536x539.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/>        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"absolute inset-0 bg-blue-700 opacity-60\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"hn-container mx-auto px-5 md:px-8 xl:px-12 relative flex flex-col justify-center py-20 md:py-28 lg:py-36 md:min-h-screen-54vh\">\n                    <div class=\"font-bold text-xl leading-tight sm:text-2xl sm:leading-tight lg:text-3xl lg:leading-tight text-white max-w-4xl\">\n                <p>This year, nearly 150,000 Australians will be diagnosed with cancer and 50,000 will succumb to the disease.<\/br><br \/>\nWe are at a pivotal time when  innovations in biology, technology and data science offer new hope for cancer outcomes.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                        <ul class=\"max-w-4xl flex flex-wrap gap-2 mt-8 sm:mt-12\">\n                                            \n                        <li>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/disease\/inflammation\/\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 w-full rounded-full px-5 py-2 bg-blue-800\/50 hover:bg-pink-500 focus:bg-pink-500 active:bg-pink-500 transition duration-300\">\n                                <span class=\"flex-shrink-0 w-11 h-11 p-1\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"35\" height=\"35\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/inflammation.svg\" class=\"w-full h-full object-contain\" alt=\"\" \/>                                <\/span>\n                                <p class=\"text-base text-white leading-tight font-bold\">Inflammation<\/p>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            \n                        <li>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/disease\/cancer\/\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 w-full rounded-full px-5 py-2 bg-pink-500\">\n                                <span class=\"flex-shrink-0 w-11 h-11 p-1\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"35\" height=\"34\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cancer.svg\" class=\"w-full h-full object-contain\" alt=\"\" \/>                                <\/span>\n                                <p class=\"text-base text-white leading-tight font-bold\">Cancer<\/p>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            \n                        <li>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/disease\/womens-newborn-health\/\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 w-full rounded-full px-5 py-2 bg-blue-800\/50 hover:bg-pink-500 focus:bg-pink-500 active:bg-pink-500 transition duration-300\">\n                                <span class=\"flex-shrink-0 w-11 h-11 p-1\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"35\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/women-newborn.svg\" class=\"w-full h-full object-contain\" alt=\"\" \/>                                <\/span>\n                                <p class=\"text-base text-white leading-tight font-bold\">Women&#8217;s and Newborn health<\/p>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n    <!-- Start .block--diseases -->\n    <div id=\"block_8a9083da4790ae83a663ae1db9a32423\" class=\"block block--diseases block--aligndefault w-full block--aligndefault py-12 md:py-16 lg:py-20 xl:py-24 cms-content block--layout-grid block--images-size-regular\">\n                    <div class=\"max-w-screen\">\n                <div class=\"hn-container mx-auto px-5 md:px-8 xl:px-12 cms-content pb-4\">\n                    \n    <h2 class=\"block__title\" class=\"block__title\" id=\"cancers-we-research\">Cancers we research<\/h2>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"max-w-screen\">\n            <div class=\"hn-container mx-auto px-5 md:px-8 xl:px-12 grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 xl:grid-cols-5 gap-4 lg:gap-6 xl:gap-8\">\n                \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/disease\/cancer\/sarcoma\/\" class=\"group relative flex flex-col w-full bg-gray-100 hover:bg-pink-500 transition duration-200 transition duration-200\">\n                        <div class=\"flex-shrink-0 bg-gray-800 w-full bg-cover bg-center aspect-square sm:aspect-video\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jason-and-Cade-Watts.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"relative h-full p-4\">\n                            <h3 class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl text-blue-700 font-semibold leading-tight mb-4 group-hover:text-white\" class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl text-blue-700 font-semibold leading-tight mb-4 group-hover:text-white\" id=\"sarcoma\">Sarcoma<\/h3>\n                            <svg class=\"w-3 h-auto fill-current text-pink-500 group-hover:text-white\" style=\"\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 17.4\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                                <g>\n                                    <path d=\"M1,17.4c-0.3,0-0.5-0.1-0.7-0.3c-0.4-0.4-0.3-1,0.1-1.4l7.7-7l-7.7-7c-0.4-0.4-0.4-1-0.1-1.4\n                                        c0.4-0.4,1-0.4,1.4-0.1L11,8.7l-9.4,8.4C1.5,17.3,1.2,17.4,1,17.4z\"\/>\n                                <\/g>\n                            <\/svg>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/disease\/cancer\/blood-cancer\/\" class=\"group relative flex flex-col w-full bg-gray-100 hover:bg-pink-500 transition duration-200 transition duration-200\">\n                        <div class=\"flex-shrink-0 bg-gray-800 w-full bg-cover bg-center aspect-square sm:aspect-video\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cassi-josh-lhnOvu72BM8-unsplashblood.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"relative h-full p-4\">\n                            <h3 class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl text-blue-700 font-semibold leading-tight mb-4 group-hover:text-white\" class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl text-blue-700 font-semibold leading-tight mb-4 group-hover:text-white\" id=\"blood-cancer\">Blood cancer<\/h3>\n                            <svg class=\"w-3 h-auto fill-current text-pink-500 group-hover:text-white\" style=\"\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 17.4\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                                <g>\n                                    <path d=\"M1,17.4c-0.3,0-0.5-0.1-0.7-0.3c-0.4-0.4-0.3-1,0.1-1.4l7.7-7l-7.7-7c-0.4-0.4-0.4-1-0.1-1.4\n                                        c0.4-0.4,1-0.4,1.4-0.1L11,8.7l-9.4,8.4C1.5,17.3,1.2,17.4,1,17.4z\"\/>\n                                <\/g>\n                            <\/svg>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/disease\/cancer\/bowel-cancer\/\" class=\"group relative flex flex-col w-full bg-gray-100 hover:bg-pink-500 transition duration-200 transition duration-200\">\n                        <div class=\"flex-shrink-0 bg-gray-800 w-full bg-cover bg-center aspect-square sm:aspect-video\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/202002_HUDSONannREPORT_1792-scaled-e1613539274119.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"relative h-full p-4\">\n                            <h3 class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl text-blue-700 font-semibold leading-tight mb-4 group-hover:text-white\" class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl text-blue-700 font-semibold leading-tight mb-4 group-hover:text-white\" id=\"bowel-cancer\">Bowel cancer<\/h3>\n                            <svg class=\"w-3 h-auto fill-current text-pink-500 group-hover:text-white\" style=\"\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 17.4\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                                <g>\n                                    <path d=\"M1,17.4c-0.3,0-0.5-0.1-0.7-0.3c-0.4-0.4-0.3-1,0.1-1.4l7.7-7l-7.7-7c-0.4-0.4-0.4-1-0.1-1.4\n                                        c0.4-0.4,1-0.4,1.4-0.1L11,8.7l-9.4,8.4C1.5,17.3,1.2,17.4,1,17.4z\"\/>\n                                <\/g>\n                            <\/svg>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/disease\/cancer\/childhood-cancer\/\" class=\"group relative flex flex-col w-full bg-gray-100 hover:bg-pink-500 transition duration-200 transition duration-200\">\n                        <div class=\"flex-shrink-0 bg-gray-800 w-full bg-cover bg-center aspect-square sm:aspect-video\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Luca-Home-Page.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"relative h-full p-4\">\n                            <h3 class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl text-blue-700 font-semibold leading-tight mb-4 group-hover:text-white\" class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl text-blue-700 font-semibold leading-tight mb-4 group-hover:text-white\" id=\"childhood-cancer\">Childhood cancer<\/h3>\n                            <svg class=\"w-3 h-auto fill-current text-pink-500 group-hover:text-white\" style=\"\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 17.4\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                                <g>\n                                    <path d=\"M1,17.4c-0.3,0-0.5-0.1-0.7-0.3c-0.4-0.4-0.3-1,0.1-1.4l7.7-7l-7.7-7c-0.4-0.4-0.4-1-0.1-1.4\n                                        c0.4-0.4,1-0.4,1.4-0.1L11,8.7l-9.4,8.4C1.5,17.3,1.2,17.4,1,17.4z\"\/>\n                                <\/g>\n             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fill-current text-pink-500 group-hover:text-white\" style=\"\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 17.4\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                                <g>\n                                    <path d=\"M1,17.4c-0.3,0-0.5-0.1-0.7-0.3c-0.4-0.4-0.3-1,0.1-1.4l7.7-7l-7.7-7c-0.4-0.4-0.4-1-0.1-1.4\n                                        c0.4-0.4,1-0.4,1.4-0.1L11,8.7l-9.4,8.4C1.5,17.3,1.2,17.4,1,17.4z\"\/>\n                                <\/g>\n                            <\/svg>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/disease\/cancer\/ovarian-cancer\/\" class=\"group relative flex flex-col w-full bg-gray-100 hover:bg-pink-500 transition duration-200 transition duration-200\">\n                        <div class=\"flex-shrink-0 bg-gray-800 w-full bg-cover bg-center aspect-square sm:aspect-video\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Maree-Bilandzic-Leane-Flynn.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"relative h-full p-4\">\n                            <h3 class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl text-blue-700 font-semibold leading-tight mb-4 group-hover:text-white\" class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl text-blue-700 font-semibold leading-tight mb-4 group-hover:text-white\" id=\"ovarian-cancer\">Ovarian cancer<\/h3>\n                            <svg class=\"w-3 h-auto fill-current text-pink-500 group-hover:text-white\" style=\"\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 17.4\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                                <g>\n                                    <path d=\"M1,17.4c-0.3,0-0.5-0.1-0.7-0.3c-0.4-0.4-0.3-1,0.1-1.4l7.7-7l-7.7-7c-0.4-0.4-0.4-1-0.1-1.4\n                                        c0.4-0.4,1-0.4,1.4-0.1L11,8.7l-9.4,8.4C1.5,17.3,1.2,17.4,1,17.4z\"\/>\n                                <\/g>\n                            <\/svg>\n            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