{"id":36913,"date":"2021-04-11T19:01:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T09:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hudson.org.au?post_type=disease&#038;p=36913"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:24:40","slug":"lung-cancer","status":"publish","type":"disease","link":"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/disease\/cancer\/lung-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lung cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"block bd-grid-container bd-grid-container--white bd-grid-container--layout-2-col-50-50 w-full max-w-screen h-full\">\n    <div class=\"relative flex h-full items-center pt-20 md:pt-28 lg:pt-36 pb-20 md:pb-28 lg:pb-36 hn-container mx-auto px-5 md:px-8 xl:px-12\">\n        <div class=\"bd-grid-container__innerblocks w-full grid grid-cols-4 sm:grid-cols-12 gap-10 bd-grid-container-layout--2-col-50-50\">\n\n<div class=\"bd-grid-container__column flex w-full col-span-4 sm:col-span-6            \">\n    <div class=\"w-full wp-block-bd-grid-container-column\">\n        <div class=\"grid-container-column__innerblocks cms-content\n                            \">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-medical-research-is-helping-people-with-lung-cancer\">How medical research is helping people with lung cancer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Hudson Institute researchers are working to understand how to prevent, detect and treat lung cancer. They are making significant progress in identifying an early detection test and new treatment targets for lung cancer patients.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bd-grid-container__column flex w-full col-span-4 sm:col-span-6            \">\n    <div class=\"w-full wp-block-bd-grid-container-column\">\n        <div class=\"grid-container-column__innerblocks cms-content\n                            \">\n\n    <div class=\"block--callout flex z-20 text-blue-800 bg-gray-100 p-6 mb-5 sm:mb-8 w-full\">\n        <div class=\"cms-content\">\n            <h3 id=\"lung-cancer-facts\">Lung cancer facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world and Australia.<\/li>\n<li>Every minute, one Australian dies from lung cancer<\/li>\n<li>1 in 10 men with lung cancer have no smoking history<\/li>\n<li>1 in 3 women with lung cancer have no smoking history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block bd-grid-container bd-grid-container--grey bd-grid-container--layout-2-col-33-67 w-full max-w-screen h-full\">\n    <div class=\"relative flex h-full items-center pt-20 md:pt-28 lg:pt-36 pb-20 md:pb-28 lg:pb-36 hn-container mx-auto px-5 md:px-8 xl:px-12\">\n        <div class=\"bd-grid-container__innerblocks w-full grid grid-cols-4 sm:grid-cols-12 gap-10 bd-grid-container-layout--2-col-33-67\">\n\n<div class=\"bd-grid-container__column flex w-full col-span-4 sm:col-span-4            \">\n    <div class=\"w-full wp-block-bd-grid-container-column\">\n        <div class=\"grid-container-column__innerblocks cms-content\n                            \">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-lung-cancer-causes-types-treatments\">Lung cancer: causes, types, treatments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Lung cancer occurs when cells divide in the lungs uncontrollably, causing tumours to grow. This can affect a patient\u2019s breathing and the cancer can spread to other parts of the body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"block-faqs mb-12\">\n        \n            <div class=\"faq w-full flex flex-col bg-gray-100 mb-1\">\n                <div class=\"faq__question group relative py-4 pl-4 pr-16 sm:py-6 sm:pl-6 sm:pr-16 cursor-pointer\" data-target=\"block_816564fd4cecfc1b1dc6370106af0885-answer-1\">\n                    <h3 class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl font-bold text-blue-800 leading-tight group-hover:text-blue-500\" class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl font-bold text-blue-800 leading-tight group-hover:text-blue-500\" id=\"what-causes-lung-cancer\">What causes lung cancer?<\/h3>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/themes\/hudson-au\/img\/arrow-down--pink.svg\" class=\"faq__arrow absolute w-auto h-3 transform transition-transform duration-300 -rotate-90\" style=\"top: calc(50% - (.75rem \/ 2)); right: 1.5rem;\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n                <div id=\"block_816564fd4cecfc1b1dc6370106af0885-answer-1\" class=\"faq__answer cms-content px-4 sm:px-6 pb-4 sm:pb-6 hidden\">\n                    <div class=\"cms-content\">\n                        <p>Anyone can get lung cancer, but cigarette smoking is the biggest risk factor. About 90 per cent of lung cancer in men and 65 per cent in women is the result of smoking. However, nearly 15 per cent of lung cancer occurs in people who have never smoked. In addition, breathing in other hazardous substances, especially over a long period of time, can also cause lung cancer.<\/p>\n<p>A type of lung cancer called mesothelioma is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos, which is increasing in incidence in line with the home renovation boom. While the lungs can repair acute damage caused by smoke to lung tissue, ongoing exposure makes it difficult for the lungs to maintain continual repair.\u00a0 Damaged cells increase the likelihood of lung cancer developing.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"faq w-full flex flex-col bg-gray-100 mb-1\">\n                <div class=\"faq__question group relative py-4 pl-4 pr-16 sm:py-6 sm:pl-6 sm:pr-16 cursor-pointer\" data-target=\"block_816564fd4cecfc1b1dc6370106af0885-answer-2\">\n                    <h3 class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl font-bold text-blue-800 leading-tight group-hover:text-blue-500\" class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl font-bold text-blue-800 leading-tight group-hover:text-blue-500\" id=\"what-are-the-types-of-lung-cancer\">What are the types of lung cancer? <\/h3>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/themes\/hudson-au\/img\/arrow-down--pink.svg\" class=\"faq__arrow absolute w-auto h-3 transform transition-transform duration-300 -rotate-90\" style=\"top: calc(50% - (.75rem \/ 2)); right: 1.5rem;\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n                <div id=\"block_816564fd4cecfc1b1dc6370106af0885-answer-2\" class=\"faq__answer cms-content px-4 sm:px-6 pb-4 sm:pb-6 hidden\">\n                    <div class=\"cms-content\">\n                        <p>There are two major types of lung cancer, based on the type of cells affected. These two types grow differently and are treated differently.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Small cell lung cancer (SCLC).<\/strong>Small cell lung cancer occurs mostly in smokers, spreads quickly and makes up about 15 per cent of lung cancers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-small cell lung cancer. <\/strong>Non-small cell lung cancer is an umbrella term for several types of lung cancers, making up around 85 per cent of lung cancers. These include squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and large cell carcinoma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"faq w-full flex flex-col bg-gray-100 mb-1\">\n                <div class=\"faq__question group relative py-4 pl-4 pr-16 sm:py-6 sm:pl-6 sm:pr-16 cursor-pointer\" data-target=\"block_816564fd4cecfc1b1dc6370106af0885-answer-3\">\n                    <h3 class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl font-bold text-blue-800 leading-tight group-hover:text-blue-500\" class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl font-bold text-blue-800 leading-tight group-hover:text-blue-500\" id=\"what-are-lung-cancer-treatments\">What are lung cancer treatments?<\/h3>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/themes\/hudson-au\/img\/arrow-down--pink.svg\" class=\"faq__arrow absolute w-auto h-3 transform transition-transform duration-300 -rotate-90\" style=\"top: calc(50% - (.75rem \/ 2)); right: 1.5rem;\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n                <div id=\"block_816564fd4cecfc1b1dc6370106af0885-answer-3\" class=\"faq__answer cms-content px-4 sm:px-6 pb-4 sm:pb-6 hidden\">\n                    <div class=\"cms-content\">\n                        <p>The two types of lung cancers grow differently, therefore they are treated differently. Treatment options include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy and a combination of these approaches.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"lung-cancer-statistics\"><strong>Lung cancer statistics<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world and Australia. More than 13,000 cases of lung cancer are diagnosed in Australia each year, and 8,500 people die.<\/p>\n<p>The current survival rate is only about 17 per cent and for most lung cancer patients, current treatments do not cure the cancer.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bd-grid-container__column flex w-full col-span-4 sm:col-span-8            \">\n    <div class=\"w-full wp-block-bd-grid-container-column\">\n        <div class=\"grid-container-column__innerblocks cms-content\n                            \">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-lung-cancer-research-projects-underway\">Lung cancer research projects underway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"block-faqs mb-12\">\n        \n            <div class=\"faq w-full flex flex-col bg-white border-b-4 border-pink-500 shadow-lg-center mb-2\">\n                <div class=\"faq__question group relative py-4 pl-4 pr-16 sm:py-6 sm:pl-6 sm:pr-16 cursor-pointer\" data-target=\"block_d18b223e65cd3d76a16e5352eac42f4e-answer-1\">\n                    <h3 class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl font-bold text-blue-800 leading-tight group-hover:text-blue-500\" class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl font-bold text-blue-800 leading-tight group-hover:text-blue-500\" id=\"overcoming-platinum-resistant-small-cell-lung-cancer-sclc\">Overcoming platinum resistant small cell lung cancer (SCLC)<\/h3>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/themes\/hudson-au\/img\/arrow-down--pink.svg\" class=\"faq__arrow absolute w-auto h-3 transform transition-transform duration-300 rotate-0\" style=\"top: calc(50% - (.75rem \/ 2)); right: 1.5rem;\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n                <div id=\"block_d18b223e65cd3d76a16e5352eac42f4e-answer-1\" class=\"faq__answer cms-content px-4 sm:px-6 pb-4 sm:pb-6 block\">\n                    <div class=\"cms-content\">\n                        <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dan-Gough-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33723 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dan-Gough-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Daniel Gough from the STAT Cancer Biology Research Group at Hudson Institute\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Improved treatment. <\/strong>\u00a0The majority of small cell lung cancer patients are diagnosed with advanced disease, which limits their treatment options to platinum-based chemotherapy. These patients typically respond well, but for a limited time before a drug resistant disease recurs. There is no effective second line therapy, and as a result more than 95 per cent of patients succumb to their disease. A\/Prof Gough\u2019s research is defining the mechanisms that drive platinum resistance to enable more durable responses to this key front-line agent. In addition, his team is identifying new therapies that can treat platinum resistant disease, which will improve the treatment arsenal. A\/Prof Gough\u2019s laboratory uses combinations of patient derived material, resistant cell lines, pre-clinical mouse models of treatment na\u00efve and platinum resistant disease, functional genomics, proteomics and drug screening technologies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE |<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/\/news\/defeating-lung-cancer\/\">Defeating lung cancer<\/a><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                                            <div class=\"related_researchers\">\n                            <ul class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-4 -mb-1\">\n                                                                    <li class=\"inline-flex mr-1 mb-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/researcher-profile\/daniel-gough\/\" class=\"px-4 py-2 bg-pink-500 leading-none text-sm text-white rounded-full\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"staff-full-name\">Associate Professor Daniel Gough<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"inline-flex mr-1 mb-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/researcher-profile\/vinod-ganju\/\" class=\"px-4 py-2 bg-pink-500 leading-none text-sm text-white rounded-full\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"staff-full-name\">Dr Vinod Ganju<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"inline-flex mr-1 mb-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/researcher-profile\/paul-hertzog\/\" class=\"px-4 py-2 bg-pink-500 leading-none text-sm text-white rounded-full\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"staff-full-name\">Professor Paul Hertzog<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"faq w-full flex flex-col bg-white border-b-4 border-pink-500 shadow-lg-center mb-2\">\n                <div class=\"faq__question group relative py-4 pl-4 pr-16 sm:py-6 sm:pl-6 sm:pr-16 cursor-pointer\" data-target=\"block_d18b223e65cd3d76a16e5352eac42f4e-answer-2\">\n                    <h3 class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl font-bold text-blue-800 leading-tight group-hover:text-blue-500\" class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl font-bold text-blue-800 leading-tight group-hover:text-blue-500\" id=\"re-engaging-the-immune-system-to-kill-sclc\">Re-engaging the immune system to kill SCLC<\/h3>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/themes\/hudson-au\/img\/arrow-down--pink.svg\" class=\"faq__arrow absolute w-auto h-3 transform transition-transform duration-300 -rotate-90\" style=\"top: calc(50% - (.75rem \/ 2)); right: 1.5rem;\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n                <div id=\"block_d18b223e65cd3d76a16e5352eac42f4e-answer-2\" class=\"faq__answer cms-content px-4 sm:px-6 pb-4 sm:pb-6 hidden\">\n                    <div class=\"cms-content\">\n                        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/202003_HUDSONnewsmar23_030.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37817 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/202003_HUDSONnewsmar23_030-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dan- Gough\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Improved treatment<\/strong>. The lung is a critical immune tissue harbouring cells of both the adaptive and innate immune system that enable rapid and potent immune responses. Small cell lung cancer typically arises in patients after chronic cigarette exposure which makes it the tumour type with the second highest DNA-mutation rate. This mutation rate, coupled with the immune infiltrate in the lung led to the hypothesis that the use of revolutionary new cancer therapies that harness the immune system (checkpoint inhibitors) would be an effective. However, these drugs are only effective in a small number of SCLC patients suggesting that SCLC suppresses the immune system. Importantly, it is possible to reanimate the immune system to limit SCLC growth and metastasis and to improve the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitor therapy. A\/Prof Gough\u2019s team uses sophisticated genetically engineered pre-clinical models, functional genomics, drug screening and biochemistry to find ways to re-engage the host immune system and improve outcomes for SCLC.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                                            <div class=\"related_researchers\">\n                            <ul class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-4 -mb-1\">\n                                                                    <li class=\"inline-flex mr-1 mb-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/researcher-profile\/daniel-gough\/\" class=\"px-4 py-2 bg-pink-500 leading-none text-sm text-white rounded-full\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"staff-full-name\">Associate Professor Daniel Gough<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"inline-flex mr-1 mb-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/researcher-profile\/vinod-ganju\/\" class=\"px-4 py-2 bg-pink-500 leading-none text-sm text-white rounded-full\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"staff-full-name\">Dr Vinod Ganju<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"inline-flex mr-1 mb-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/researcher-profile\/paul-hertzog\/\" class=\"px-4 py-2 bg-pink-500 leading-none text-sm text-white rounded-full\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"staff-full-name\">Professor Paul Hertzog<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"faq w-full flex flex-col bg-white border-b-4 border-pink-500 shadow-lg-center mb-2\">\n                <div class=\"faq__question group relative py-4 pl-4 pr-16 sm:py-6 sm:pl-6 sm:pr-16 cursor-pointer\" data-target=\"block_d18b223e65cd3d76a16e5352eac42f4e-answer-3\">\n                    <h3 class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl font-bold text-blue-800 leading-tight group-hover:text-blue-500\" class=\"text-lg sm:text-xl font-bold text-blue-800 leading-tight group-hover:text-blue-500\" id=\"targeting-epigenetic-dysregulation-in-lung-cancer\">Targeting epigenetic dysregulation in lung cancer<\/h3>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/themes\/hudson-au\/img\/arrow-down--pink.svg\" class=\"faq__arrow absolute w-auto h-3 transform transition-transform duration-300 -rotate-90\" style=\"top: calc(50% - (.75rem \/ 2)); right: 1.5rem;\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n                <div id=\"block_d18b223e65cd3d76a16e5352eac42f4e-answer-3\" class=\"faq__answer cms-content px-4 sm:px-6 pb-4 sm:pb-6 hidden\">\n                    <div class=\"cms-content\">\n                        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jason-Cain-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-32912 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jason-Cain-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Jason Cain from the Developmental and Cancer Biology Research Group at Hudson Institute\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jason-Cain-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jason-Cain-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jason-Cain-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jason-Cain-1024x1015.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jason-Cain-1536x1522.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jason-Cain-2048x2030.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jason-Cain-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jason-Cain-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jason-Cain-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Epigenetic and molecular studies.<\/strong> Epigenetics is the study of how your behaviours and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work. Some epigenetic changes increase your cancer risk. The mutations in genes needed for epigenetic regulation are frequent in non-small cell lung cancer. Using cell and pre-clinical models of lung cancer, A\/Prof Cain\u2019s team is investigating potential treatments that exploit the dependency of epigenetic dysregulation in lung cancer. It is hoped this information will provide a greater understanding of disease biology and lead to improved treatments and patient outcomes.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                                            <div class=\"related_researchers\">\n                            <ul class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-4 -mb-1\">\n                                                                    <li class=\"inline-flex mr-1 mb-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/researcher-profile\/jason-cain\/\" class=\"px-4 py-2 bg-pink-500 leading-none text-sm text-white rounded-full\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"staff-full-name\">Associate Professor Jason Cain<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-lung-cancer-collaborators\">Lung cancer collaborators<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wehi.edu.au\/research-diseases\/cancer\/lung-cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WEHI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pursuit.unimelb.edu.au\/topics\/lung-cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Melbourne<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ext-opencms.cancercare.mb.ca\/Research\/research-institute-at-cancercare-manitoba\/about-the-research-institute\/leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cancer Care Manitoba<\/a> &#8211; Dr Neil Watkins, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.garvan.org.au\/research\/diseases\/lung-cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Garvan Institute<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sweetcorderolab.ucsf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of California San Francisco<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org\/providers\/alejandro-sweet-cordero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr E. Alejandro Sweet-Cordero<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-kiel.de\/Biochemie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Kiel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/discovery-institute\/discovery-programs\/cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monash University<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmit.edu.au\/?ef_id=EAIaIQobChMIptq-xY3skwMV-yqDAx0A9yE7EAAYASAAEgL02fD_BwE:G:s&amp;s_kwcid=AL!14937!3!669252248047!b!!g!!rmit%20university!20447222380!153000996235&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20447222380&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADFzfk2W86VpjrRl_uom_JBpOaXPI&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIptq-xY3skwMV-yqDAx0A9yE7EAAYASAAEgL02fD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RMIT University<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/pages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weizmann Institute of Science<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-support-for-people-with-lung-cancer\">Support for people with lung cancer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Hudson Institute scientists cannot provide medical advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">If you would like to find out more information about lung cancer, please visit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancervic.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cancer Council Victoria<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cancer Council<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paso.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PASO<\/a> &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lung Foundation Australia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div 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