SAiGENCI Cancer Research
Cancer doesn’t discriminate and as the global burden of this disease continues to grow, so too does the need for new and better treatment strategies, innovative interventions, collaborative solutions, and evidence-based insights.
The South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI), an independent medical research institute embedded within the University of Adelaide, is on the leading-edge of cancer research. SAiGENCI aims to find the answers to the elusive questions of cancer – to understand why some people get cancers, and others don’t, and why far too many patients die from cancer.
- It is estimated that around 2 in 5 people will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85.
- Prostate cancer is estimated to be the most commonly diagnosed cancer for males, and for Australia overall.
- Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer for females in Australia.
- 135 Australians die of cancer every day.
- On average in Australia, 3 young women under 40 are diagnosed with Breast Cancer every day.
Your gift today you will support leading-edge cancer research, which will lead to better outcomes for patients with cancer, and their families. Your donation will be applied towards research activities undertaken by SAiGENCI at the University of Adelaide.
Matched Giving
We would like to thank Graystone Builders who is matching donations to SAiGENCI Cancer Research received on or before 5 September 2024, up to $10,000.
Linda's Story
Linda was 28-weeks pregnant with her second son when she noticed a small lump in her breast.
“It was 2021 and life was good. I was working full time, was part way through my doctoral studies in business leadership and enjoying a routine and blissful pregnancy," Linda said.
“At home one morning I noticed what felt like a tictac sized lump in my right breast. It seemed innocuous at first, nothing more than a blip in my otherwise normal pregnancy. For the next five months I was reassured by midwives and hospital doctors that the lump was just a blockage in my milk duct. I was only 36 and trusted my health care professionals who were not concerned.
"Little did I know, this small, seemingly insignificant lump was an aggressive cancer and would become the epicentre of my life, and my family’s lives, for years to come."
"It is devastating. I plea for research, and for a future where no woman faces a darkness like this. We are literally dying while we wait for new research and treatments," Linda said.
“Through the labyrinth of pain and uncertainty, there is hope that research will soon provide answers – that will help identify high-risk women so no other person has to endure what I have experienced. Research will discover new treatment options for aggressive cancers like triple negative cancers and for women whose cancer has spread beyond the breast. There are so many questions and I know research holds the answers," she said.
In July Linda received more heartbreaking news. Her cancer has spread to her lungs, brain, adrenal gland, bones and ovaries. Donate now to help make cancer history.