The Daffodil Centre
@daffodilcentre.org
The Daffodil Centre is a leading research centre in cancer control & policy - combining the complementary strengths of #CancerCouncilNSW & @sydney.edu.au to accelerate progress towards a cancer-free future.
https://daffodilcentre.org/
https://daffodilcentre.org/
🎉 Congratulations to #DaffofdilCentre Interim Director Prof Anne Cust who was presented the 2025 #EstelaMedranoAward at the recent SMR Congress in Amsterdam recognising her outstanding contribution to #melanoma research “A roadmap for a targeted skin cancer screening program.” @sydney.edu.au
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
🎉 Congratulations to #DaffofdilCentre Interim Director Prof Anne Cust who was presented the 2025 #EstelaMedranoAward at the recent SMR Congress in Amsterdam recognising her outstanding contribution to #melanoma research “A roadmap for a targeted skin cancer screening program.” @sydney.edu.au
Register today for our upcoming webinar on primary & secondary prevention in prostate cancer & the process undertaken to update Australian guidelines on Early Detection of Prostate Cancer.
📆 19 November 2025
🕐 4:00-5:00pm AEDT
📍 Online
🎟️ Register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📆 19 November 2025
🕐 4:00-5:00pm AEDT
📍 Online
🎟️ Register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Register today for our upcoming webinar on primary & secondary prevention in prostate cancer & the process undertaken to update Australian guidelines on Early Detection of Prostate Cancer.
📆 19 November 2025
🕐 4:00-5:00pm AEDT
📍 Online
🎟️ Register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📆 19 November 2025
🕐 4:00-5:00pm AEDT
📍 Online
🎟️ Register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Daffodil Centre researcher Professor Nehmat Houssami is senior author on a newly published study "Comparative Accuracy of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Digital Mammography for Surveillance After Breast Cancer Treatment".
🔗 Read the full paper doi.org/10.6004/jncc...
🔗 Read the full paper doi.org/10.6004/jncc...
October 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Daffodil Centre researcher Professor Nehmat Houssami is senior author on a newly published study "Comparative Accuracy of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Digital Mammography for Surveillance After Breast Cancer Treatment".
🔗 Read the full paper doi.org/10.6004/jncc...
🔗 Read the full paper doi.org/10.6004/jncc...
RESEARCH WEBINAR SERIES | Join us for a webinar hosted by the #ProstateCancer research team.
📅 Wednesday 19 November
🕔 4PM AEDT
REGISTER TODAY ➡️ uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📅 Wednesday 19 November
🕔 4PM AEDT
REGISTER TODAY ➡️ uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
RESEARCH WEBINAR SERIES | Join us for a webinar hosted by the #ProstateCancer research team.
📅 Wednesday 19 November
🕔 4PM AEDT
REGISTER TODAY ➡️ uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📅 Wednesday 19 November
🕔 4PM AEDT
REGISTER TODAY ➡️ uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@sydney.edu.au has an amazing opportunity to join the Daffodil Centre in a pivotal role providing high-level executive and administrative support to our Director and the Research Operations and Support team.
Learn more and apply ➡️ usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
Learn more and apply ➡️ usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
October 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
@sydney.edu.au has an amazing opportunity to join the Daffodil Centre in a pivotal role providing high-level executive and administrative support to our Director and the Research Operations and Support team.
Learn more and apply ➡️ usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
Learn more and apply ➡️ usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
“Despite decades of global effort to reduce the burden of cancer, it remains a major public health challenge now and into the foreseeable future,” @qingweiluo.bsky.social + David Smith, researchers at the Daffodil Centre, Cancer Council NSW and @sydney.edu.au ⬇️
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Cancer Incidence, Mortality Climb in Lower-Income Countries
A global analysis finds falling cancer mortality rates in higher-income countries alongside climbing rates in lower-income countries, highlighting disparities expected to continue into the future.
www.medscape.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM
“Despite decades of global effort to reduce the burden of cancer, it remains a major public health challenge now and into the foreseeable future,” @qingweiluo.bsky.social + David Smith, researchers at the Daffodil Centre, Cancer Council NSW and @sydney.edu.au ⬇️
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
@thelancet.com invited #DaffodilCentre researchers to provide expert comment on new findings from the #GBD Study.
Read the research by @lisaforce.bsky.social et al ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/S014...
Read the comment by @qingweiluo.bsky.social + David Smith ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/S014...
@sydney.edu.au
Read the research by @lisaforce.bsky.social et al ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/S014...
Read the comment by @qingweiluo.bsky.social + David Smith ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/S014...
@sydney.edu.au
September 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
@thelancet.com invited #DaffodilCentre researchers to provide expert comment on new findings from the #GBD Study.
Read the research by @lisaforce.bsky.social et al ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/S014...
Read the comment by @qingweiluo.bsky.social + David Smith ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/S014...
@sydney.edu.au
Read the research by @lisaforce.bsky.social et al ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/S014...
Read the comment by @qingweiluo.bsky.social + David Smith ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/S014...
@sydney.edu.au
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We’re thrilled to have our linked comment published in @thelancet.com
The future of cancer control depends on decisive, collective action today.
🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/S014...
📄 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/S014...
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@sydney.edu.au
The future of cancer control depends on decisive, collective action today.
🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/S014...
📄 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/S014...
@daffodilcentre.org
@sydney.edu.au
September 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
We’re thrilled to have our linked comment published in @thelancet.com
The future of cancer control depends on decisive, collective action today.
🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/S014...
📄 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/S014...
@daffodilcentre.org
@sydney.edu.au
The future of cancer control depends on decisive, collective action today.
🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/S014...
📄 Original article: doi.org/10.1016/S014...
@daffodilcentre.org
@sydney.edu.au
New research on the high costs of managing multiple myeloma (MM) in AUS highlights the significant burden of MM on the Australian healthcare system. As the patient population grows, identifying cost-effective strategies will be crucial @saxinstitute.bsky.social #45andUp ⬇️
doi.org/10.1016/j.le...
doi.org/10.1016/j.le...
September 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
New research on the high costs of managing multiple myeloma (MM) in AUS highlights the significant burden of MM on the Australian healthcare system. As the patient population grows, identifying cost-effective strategies will be crucial @saxinstitute.bsky.social #45andUp ⬇️
doi.org/10.1016/j.le...
doi.org/10.1016/j.le...
NEW RESEARCH | This multicenter study examines the impact of stratified surgical margins on treatment outcomes in oral SCC. Read more: doi.org/10.1002/hed....
@sydney.edu.au #DaffodilCentre
@sydney.edu.au #DaffodilCentre
September 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
NEW RESEARCH | This multicenter study examines the impact of stratified surgical margins on treatment outcomes in oral SCC. Read more: doi.org/10.1002/hed....
@sydney.edu.au #DaffodilCentre
@sydney.edu.au #DaffodilCentre
New #GenerationVape research published in @bmj.com on vaping health perceptions and never vaping among Australian adolescents.
Read the research today ➡️ doi.org/10.1136/bmjp...
@ouranu.bsky.social | @sydney.edu.au |
@drbfreeman.bsky.social
Read the research today ➡️ doi.org/10.1136/bmjp...
@ouranu.bsky.social | @sydney.edu.au |
@drbfreeman.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
New #GenerationVape research published in @bmj.com on vaping health perceptions and never vaping among Australian adolescents.
Read the research today ➡️ doi.org/10.1136/bmjp...
@ouranu.bsky.social | @sydney.edu.au |
@drbfreeman.bsky.social
Read the research today ➡️ doi.org/10.1136/bmjp...
@ouranu.bsky.social | @sydney.edu.au |
@drbfreeman.bsky.social
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🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
Trends in adolescent smoking prevalence before and after the emergence of vaping in Australia: an interrupted time series analysis, 1999–2023
✍️ Sam J Egger, Michael David, Marianne F Weber, Qingwei Luo, Anita Dessaix and Becky Freeman
buff.ly/RSLuFtd
Trends in adolescent smoking prevalence before and after the emergence of vaping in Australia: an interrupted time series analysis, 1999–2023
✍️ Sam J Egger, Michael David, Marianne F Weber, Qingwei Luo, Anita Dessaix and Becky Freeman
buff.ly/RSLuFtd
August 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
Trends in adolescent smoking prevalence before and after the emergence of vaping in Australia: an interrupted time series analysis, 1999–2023
✍️ Sam J Egger, Michael David, Marianne F Weber, Qingwei Luo, Anita Dessaix and Becky Freeman
buff.ly/RSLuFtd
Trends in adolescent smoking prevalence before and after the emergence of vaping in Australia: an interrupted time series analysis, 1999–2023
✍️ Sam J Egger, Michael David, Marianne F Weber, Qingwei Luo, Anita Dessaix and Becky Freeman
buff.ly/RSLuFtd
Meet the speakers!
We are excited to welcome #DaffodilCentre research fellow Dr Verena Wu to our webinar to share her research project adapting the 'fear of cancer recurrence clinical pathway' for Chinese-speaking people with cancer.
⭐️ LEARN MORE AND REGISTER at uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We are excited to welcome #DaffodilCentre research fellow Dr Verena Wu to our webinar to share her research project adapting the 'fear of cancer recurrence clinical pathway' for Chinese-speaking people with cancer.
⭐️ LEARN MORE AND REGISTER at uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 2, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Meet the speakers!
We are excited to welcome #DaffodilCentre research fellow Dr Verena Wu to our webinar to share her research project adapting the 'fear of cancer recurrence clinical pathway' for Chinese-speaking people with cancer.
⭐️ LEARN MORE AND REGISTER at uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We are excited to welcome #DaffodilCentre research fellow Dr Verena Wu to our webinar to share her research project adapting the 'fear of cancer recurrence clinical pathway' for Chinese-speaking people with cancer.
⭐️ LEARN MORE AND REGISTER at uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Meet the speakers!
Dr Nicola Creagh is a @sydneyfmh-emcr.bsky.social at @sydney.edu.au who will joining us Thurs 11 Sept to share her research into increasing participation & equity in Australia’s National Cervical Screening Program
Learn more and register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Dr Nicola Creagh is a @sydneyfmh-emcr.bsky.social at @sydney.edu.au who will joining us Thurs 11 Sept to share her research into increasing participation & equity in Australia’s National Cervical Screening Program
Learn more and register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 2, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Meet the speakers!
Dr Nicola Creagh is a @sydneyfmh-emcr.bsky.social at @sydney.edu.au who will joining us Thurs 11 Sept to share her research into increasing participation & equity in Australia’s National Cervical Screening Program
Learn more and register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Dr Nicola Creagh is a @sydneyfmh-emcr.bsky.social at @sydney.edu.au who will joining us Thurs 11 Sept to share her research into increasing participation & equity in Australia’s National Cervical Screening Program
Learn more and register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Meet the speakers!
We are delighted to have Dr Ashfaq Chauhan join us and share his research in our upcoming webinar on Implementation of equitable care across the cancer continuum
📆 Thursday 11 September
🕝 2:30 - 4:00PM AEST
Learn more and register today uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We are delighted to have Dr Ashfaq Chauhan join us and share his research in our upcoming webinar on Implementation of equitable care across the cancer continuum
📆 Thursday 11 September
🕝 2:30 - 4:00PM AEST
Learn more and register today uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Meet the speakers!
We are delighted to have Dr Ashfaq Chauhan join us and share his research in our upcoming webinar on Implementation of equitable care across the cancer continuum
📆 Thursday 11 September
🕝 2:30 - 4:00PM AEST
Learn more and register today uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We are delighted to have Dr Ashfaq Chauhan join us and share his research in our upcoming webinar on Implementation of equitable care across the cancer continuum
📆 Thursday 11 September
🕝 2:30 - 4:00PM AEST
Learn more and register today uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
NEW RESEARCH🔬| Treatment choices for localised prostate cancer are shaped by socio-economic status and hospital provider - independent of age or disease risk.
READ THE PUBLICATION doi.org/10.1111/bju....
@sydney.edu.au
READ THE PUBLICATION doi.org/10.1111/bju....
@sydney.edu.au
September 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
NEW RESEARCH🔬| Treatment choices for localised prostate cancer are shaped by socio-economic status and hospital provider - independent of age or disease risk.
READ THE PUBLICATION doi.org/10.1111/bju....
@sydney.edu.au
READ THE PUBLICATION doi.org/10.1111/bju....
@sydney.edu.au
RESEARCH WEBINAR SERIES | Join us for a webinar by the Daffodil Centre's Triple I (Innovation-Implementation-Impact) stream: Implementation of equitable care across the cancer continuum
📆 Thursday 11 September
🕝 2:30 - 4:00PM AEST
📍 Online (Zoom)
REGISTER TODAY uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📆 Thursday 11 September
🕝 2:30 - 4:00PM AEST
📍 Online (Zoom)
REGISTER TODAY uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
RESEARCH WEBINAR SERIES | Join us for a webinar by the Daffodil Centre's Triple I (Innovation-Implementation-Impact) stream: Implementation of equitable care across the cancer continuum
📆 Thursday 11 September
🕝 2:30 - 4:00PM AEST
📍 Online (Zoom)
REGISTER TODAY uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📆 Thursday 11 September
🕝 2:30 - 4:00PM AEST
📍 Online (Zoom)
REGISTER TODAY uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
NEW RESEARCH🔬| Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynaecological cancer, with limited options for early detection and treatment - making prevention absolutely critical.
READ MORE doi.org/10.1097/gco....
@sydney.edu.au
READ MORE doi.org/10.1097/gco....
@sydney.edu.au
August 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
NEW RESEARCH🔬| Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynaecological cancer, with limited options for early detection and treatment - making prevention absolutely critical.
READ MORE doi.org/10.1097/gco....
@sydney.edu.au
READ MORE doi.org/10.1097/gco....
@sydney.edu.au
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Never a dull moment at @daffodilcentre.org Team Day!
August 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Never a dull moment at @daffodilcentre.org Team Day!
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Some excellent presentations on the latest @daffodilcentre.org research on melanoma costs, prostate cancer early detection, cancer survival disparities by SES & liver cancer screening by David Goldsbury, @philip-ly.bsky.social @juliasteinberg.bsky.social & Joachim Worthington at #NSWcancersummit2025
August 14, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Some excellent presentations on the latest @daffodilcentre.org research on melanoma costs, prostate cancer early detection, cancer survival disparities by SES & liver cancer screening by David Goldsbury, @philip-ly.bsky.social @juliasteinberg.bsky.social & Joachim Worthington at #NSWcancersummit2025
NEW RESEARCH🔬| Daffodil Centre PhD student, Jay Balante, and colleagues explore how the cultural beliefs and practices of internationally educated nurses inform their delivery of nursing care, in the context of cancer and end-of-life care.
READ MORE doi.org/10.1111/jan....
@sydney.edu.au
READ MORE doi.org/10.1111/jan....
@sydney.edu.au
August 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
NEW RESEARCH🔬| Daffodil Centre PhD student, Jay Balante, and colleagues explore how the cultural beliefs and practices of internationally educated nurses inform their delivery of nursing care, in the context of cancer and end-of-life care.
READ MORE doi.org/10.1111/jan....
@sydney.edu.au
READ MORE doi.org/10.1111/jan....
@sydney.edu.au
NEW RESEARCH🔬 | Led by collaborators in Switzerland with scientific input from researchers across the globe including the Daffodil Centre’s Dr Melissa Merritt proposes new targets to enhance chemotherapy efficacy for treating recurrent ovarian cancer.
READ MORE doi.org/10.1016/j.cc...
READ MORE doi.org/10.1016/j.cc...
August 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
NEW RESEARCH🔬 | Led by collaborators in Switzerland with scientific input from researchers across the globe including the Daffodil Centre’s Dr Melissa Merritt proposes new targets to enhance chemotherapy efficacy for treating recurrent ovarian cancer.
READ MORE doi.org/10.1016/j.cc...
READ MORE doi.org/10.1016/j.cc...
NEW RESEARCH | Researchers investigate trends in teen smoking before and after the emergence of vaping in Australia. The data shows Australia's progress in reducing teen smoking has slowed since the emergence of vaping. #GenerationVape
Learn more ⬇️
daffodilcentre.org/australias-d...
Learn more ⬇️
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Australia’s progress in reducing teen smoking slowed after 2010 as vaping increased - The Daffodil Centre
New researchAustralia’s progress in reducing adolescent smoking has slowed since about 2010, and vaping may be the reason.
daffodilcentre.org
July 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
NEW RESEARCH | Researchers investigate trends in teen smoking before and after the emergence of vaping in Australia. The data shows Australia's progress in reducing teen smoking has slowed since the emergence of vaping. #GenerationVape
Learn more ⬇️
daffodilcentre.org/australias-d...
Learn more ⬇️
daffodilcentre.org/australias-d...
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Presentation done! #iHEA2025
🗣️ topic: public #preferences for using #genomic 🧬 info to tailor #cancer #screening 🩻
📊 result: likely demand, but want comprehensive, equitable tests, and need tailored info to ensure informed choices.
@sydney.edu.au
@daffodilcentre.org
🗣️ topic: public #preferences for using #genomic 🧬 info to tailor #cancer #screening 🩻
📊 result: likely demand, but want comprehensive, equitable tests, and need tailored info to ensure informed choices.
@sydney.edu.au
@daffodilcentre.org
July 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Presentation done! #iHEA2025
🗣️ topic: public #preferences for using #genomic 🧬 info to tailor #cancer #screening 🩻
📊 result: likely demand, but want comprehensive, equitable tests, and need tailored info to ensure informed choices.
@sydney.edu.au
@daffodilcentre.org
🗣️ topic: public #preferences for using #genomic 🧬 info to tailor #cancer #screening 🩻
📊 result: likely demand, but want comprehensive, equitable tests, and need tailored info to ensure informed choices.
@sydney.edu.au
@daffodilcentre.org
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Has been awesome learning & sharing & networking with these legends 🌟 over the last 3 days 🗓️ at #iHEA2025. So much inspiration 💡 and motivation to take home!
July 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Has been awesome learning & sharing & networking with these legends 🌟 over the last 3 days 🗓️ at #iHEA2025. So much inspiration 💡 and motivation to take home!