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The GI Cancer Institute rely on the support of the community to help us fund clinical trials research and the Innovation Grant. This grant provides researchers with the opportunity to conduct ground-breaking research in areas of GI cancer that have not been studied before. It is an important early step to provide better treatment options for GI cancer patients.

It is thanks to past support from incredible people in the community that we have been able to fund this grant. You can help us continue our vital work!

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Community Stories

Fun Run for Bile Duct Cancer

On Sunday 6th November 2022, the incredible mother-daughter duo, Colleen and Maddie, took on the 10km Canberra Times Fun Run and raised $7,000 for GI cancer research!

Colleen’s husband Justin was recently diagnosed with bile duct cancer, a very rare form of cancer that starts in the cells lining the ducts that carry bile between the liver, gall bladder and bowel.

“Justin has a very rare cancer that we have never heard of before. It took 4 weeks of tests and a triage of doctors to figure out what it was. But there is much research around it and many trials, including the immunotherapy trial drug that Justin is on. We have hope and we fight,” says Colleen.

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