Cancer Cell Biology Research in an Indigenous Childhood Cancer Context

In Australia, cancer medicine is increasingly guided by our expanding knowledge of cancer genomics (the study of genetic information) and biology. Personalized treatments and targets are often defined by an individual’s genetic profile—known as precision cancer medicine. The translation of genomics-guided precision therapeutics from bench to bedside is beginning to produce real clinical benefits for Australians living with cancer.

Citation:
Buck J, Clark JR, Joyce R, Brown A. Cancer Cell Biology Research in an Indigenous Childhood Cancer Context. Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer: Springer Science+Business Media; 2024. p. 359-61.

Keywords:
Indigenous Australians; precision cancer medicine; genomics; cell biology;

Abstract:
In Australia, cancer medicine is increasingly guided by our expanding knowledge of cancer genomics (the study of genetic information) and biology. Personalized treatments and targets are often defined by an individual’s genetic profile—known as precision cancer medicine. The translation of genomics-guided precision therapeutics from bench to bedside is beginning to produce real clinical benefits for Australians living with cancer.