How the bank works?

What will the tissue, blood and information be used for?

The aim of the Tissue Bank is to build up a large collection of breast cancer specimens and information about women with breast cancer that can be used for future research.

Researchers from within Australia or even overseas can apply to the Tissue Bank for materials and information to use in a breast cancer research project. Before it is provided, an impartial panel of other scientists and doctors must agree that the project is worthwhile and a Human Research Ethics Committee must approve the project, having considered the interests of donors to the Bank.

Only projects that investigate breast cancer are supported.