Karen Canfell

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I am a cancer epidemiologist with a focus on cancer policy and implementation of cancer control strategies nationally and internationally. I lead the Cancer Elimination Collaboration (CEC) in the Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, which develops and leverages partnerships to accelerate the elimination of all cancers (cancereliminationcollaboration.com). I've worked across many areas of cancer control, including prevention, screening, early detection, and treatment optimisation. Our team have been very active in supporting Australian policy and practice decisions in improving control of colorectal (bowel), cervical, prostate, liver, breast, Lynch Syndrome, lung cancer and many other areas of cancer control. A focus globally has been cervical cancer elimination - our team supported WHO in strategic planning and we are now involved and leading a major Indo-Pacific implementation program, EPICC, which is supported by the Australian Government and the Minderoo Foundation.

Experience

  • 2011–present
    Associate Professor in Cancer Epidemiology, UNSW Australia
  • 2025–present
    Member, NHMRC-MRFF Public Health and Health Systems Committee , N/A
  • 2024–present
    Professor & NHMRC Leadership Fellow, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney
  • 2016–present
    Council Member, Asia-Oceania Research Organisation on Genital Infection and Neoplasia (AOGIN)
  • 2020–present
    Co-Chair, Steering Group, Covid and Cancer Global Modelling Consortium (now International Partnership on Resilience in Cancer Systems, I-PaRCS), N/A
  • 2021–present
    Member, Commonwealth Taskforce on Cervical Cancer Elimination, Commonwealth of Nations
  • 2013–2025
    Chair, Cancer Screening & Immunisation Committee, Cancer Council Australia
  • 2021–2024
    Director & Professor, Daffodil Centre, Cancer Council NSW and The University of Sydney
  • 2023–2023
    Chair, Expert Advisory Committee for the Elimination Response (EAGER - advising on development of Australia's national strategy for cervical cancer elimination), N/A
  • 2015–2020
    Director of Research, Cancer Council NSW
  • 2011–2018
    Member , Protocol Sub-Advisory Committee of the Australian Medical Services Advisory Committee

Education

  • 2019 
    Fellow, Australian Academy for Health and Medical Sciences
  • 2004 
    University of Oxford, D.Phil.

Honours

Companion of the Order of Australia 2024

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