Meet the people behind The Christchurch Cancer Foundation

Professor David Murdoch, Dean, University of Otago, Christchurch

“The University of Otago, Christchurch, located at Christchurch Hospital, is home to world leading clinicians and researchers. We are good people doing great work.”

“But we need support. The benefits already gained from this synergy of practice and research are just the tip of the iceberg. Practitioners and academics across the cancer realm recognise that substantial gains will be made for cancer care when research, diagnosis and treatment are all housed under one roof, and when specialists from all over the world can come together to continue their work.”

“The University of Otago, Christchurch is in full support of The Christchurch Cancer Foundation’s immediate goal to gain a commitment from Government and local health authorities for a comprehensive cancer centre, where scientific leadership in laboratory and clinical research integrates with treatment, training and education.“

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Professor Sir Murray Brennan, Oncological surgeon scientist, MSK Cancer Centre, New York

“Living with cancer is not the problem - dying of it is the problem.  I believe that in the future many more New Zealanders will be ‘living with cancer’ rather than dying from it.

Because there are as many cancers as there are people with cancer, cancer treatment differs depending on the type of cancer.  This is why it is so necessary, and advantageous, to have clinicians and research scientists working together in a single complex, where cancers are analysed and treatment strategies developed.”