Who is involved

The CLEAR Study is made possible through the generous contributions of NSW academic, healthcare and research communities.

The Principal Investigator:

Associate Professor Freddy Sitas, DPhil
Director, Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW, Conjoint/Associate Professor, University of NSW /University of Sydney

The Chief Investigators:

Professor Dianne O’Connell, BMaths (Hons), PhD Senior Epidemiologist, Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW Associate Professor, University of Newcastle

Associate Professor Karen Canfell, DPhil
Sydney Rotary Research Fellow, Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW

Professor Michael Barton MBBS, FRANZCR Conjoint Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of NSW and Research Director, Collaboration for Cancer Outcomes, Research and Evaluation Liverpool Health Service, NSW

Professor Emily Banks B MedSci, MBBS, PhD NHMRC Research Fellow and Study Director 45 and Up, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, ACT

The Collaborators:

• Dr Andrew Biankin, St Vincent’s Hospital & Bankstown Hospital
• Anne Sheldon, SESIAHS Clinical Cancer Registry
• Dr Antony Sara, SESIAH Clinical Cancer Registry
• A/Prof Chris Milross, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
• Dr Eng-Siew Koh, Liverpool Hospital
• A/Prof Geoff Delaney, SSWAHS Clinical Cancer Registry
• Dr Janelle Wheat, Charles Sturt University
• Professor Jonathan Carter, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
• Dr Lisa Horvath, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
• A/Prof Michael Boyer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
• Professor Neville Hacker, Royal Hospital for Women
• A/Prof Scott Menzies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
• Professor Stephen Ackland, Calvary Mater Hospital and Tamworth Hospital
• Dr Stephen Begbie, Port Macquarie Base Hospital
• Dr Nick Pavlakis, Armidale Hospital
• Dr David Bell, Armidale Hospital
• Dr Laurence Krieger, Armidale Hospital
• Dr Janine Lombard, Tamworth Hospital
• Dr Girish Mallesara, Tamworth Hospital
• Dr Fiona Abell, Tamworth Hospital

Study Staff:

• Study Manager: A/Prof Karen Canfell
• Operations Manager: Kate Christian
• Laboratory Manager: TBC
• Project Coordinator: Michael Revius
• Senior Research Assistant: Christina Christou
• Scientific Admin Assistant: Annelouise Wells
• Laboratory Research Assistant: Mahboobeh Hosseini
• Office Coordinator: Elle McGlynn
• Volunteer Research Assistant: Patty Waley
• Volunteer Study Advocate: Vivien Pitt

Advisors:

• Professor Bruce Armstrong, University of Sydney
• Professor Valarie Beral, Oxford University

Hospitals and Clinical Cancer Registries:

• HNEAHS, Tamworth Hospital, July 2009
• HNEAHS, Armidale Hospital, July 2009
• HNEAHS, Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital, July 2009
• Sydney Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga, July 2009
• NCCICRU, Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Oct 2008
• SSWAHS, Clinical Cancer Registry, Aug 2008
• Riverina Cancer Care Centre, Wagga Wagga – Feb 2008
• SSWAHS, RPAH Zone – Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sept 2007
• SSWAHS, Western Zone – Liverpool & Bankstown Hospitals, Aug 2007
• SESIAHS, Clinical Cancer Registry, July 2007
• SESIAHS, Northern Section – Royal Hospital for Women, Dec 2006
• SESIAHS, Southern Section – St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sept 2006
• The Cancer Council NSW, Jan 2006
• HCF Health Fund, June 2010
• Border Medical Oncology, December 2009