Key Focus Areas

Research at the ACI cuts across the cancer continuum, whether it be prevention, screening, early detection, diagnosis, treatment or palliative care.

Research projects focus on:

• Providing a greater understanding of the aetiology of cancer within South Africa and on the African continent;
• Improving risk profiling for surveillance and monitoring;
• Fostering innovative approaches to integrative cancer medicine;
• Developing cost-effective and readily available diagnostic and prognostic technologies;
• Discovering new therapies and enhancing current therapies for cancer treatment;
• Increasing research capacity and the technical skills of our scientists, clinicians and other health-care professionals;
• Strengthening health systems and services within the cancer domain;
• Ensuring knowledge dissemination and public awareness of cancer prevention and management; and finally
• Formulating evidence-based policy for cancer prevention, management and control.