Clinical Haematologist wins prestigious award
Professor Chan Cheah, Clinical Haematologist at PathWest and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, who’s been named Cancer Council WA’s 2023 Cancer Researcher of the Year and finalist in the WA 2023 Young Tall Poppy Science Award.
06/11/2023
Congratulations to Professor Chan Cheah, Clinical Haematologist at PathWest and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, who’s been named Cancer Council WA’s 2023 Cancer Researcher of the Year for his outstanding contribution to cancer research. Prof Cheah is also a finalist in the recent Western Australian 2023 Young Tall Poppy Science Award.
Prof Cheah is one of the most prominent lymphoma researchers internationally.
In 2016, he founded Blood Cancer Research in WA to address an unmet need for patients across the state, and since then, more than 800 people with lymphoma and blood cancers have entered into clinical trials.
An estimated 13,000 West Australians are diagnosed with cancer every year, which means every day, another 36 West Aussies will hear the words ‘you have cancer’.
‘It is so encouraging to see passionate cancer researchers, such as Professor Cheah, striving to ensure the best possible outcomes for local cancer patients and making such an important contribution to the global effort to defeat cancer,’ Mr Reid, Cancer Council WA CEO said.
Professor Cheah, who was also awarded Cancer Council WA Early Career Cancer Researcher of the Year in 2018, said he was honoured to be named Cancer Council WA’s 2023 Cancer Researcher of the Year.
‘Thousands of Western Australians are diagnosed with a blood cancer each year, and thousands more are living with the disease. While some are cured using chemotherapy, many are not. They need better treatments and clinical trials are the fastest way to deliver them. In 5 years, we have created one of the most successful Haematology Clinical Research programs in the country, delivering cutting edge treatments to WA patients years before commercial availability. I would like to thank Cancer Council WA for this incredible honour,’ Professor Cheah said.
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