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The Victorian Cancer Biobank is a not-for-profit consortium of Tissue Banks, supported by The Cancer Council Victoria and the Victorian Government.

Our overall aim is to improve our knowledge of cancer and cancer related diseases as well as our ability to manage cancer in the future.

The Biobank contains a collection of blood and tissue samples, taken with consent from healthy individuals and patients diagnosed with cancer. Some information about the health and treatment of the donors is also collected.

The tissue collected during surgery is in excess of what is required for diagnosis and would usually be discarded.

Researchers from within Australia or overseas can apply to the Biobank for biospecimens and information. Before biospecimens are provided to researchers, an impartial panel of scientists and doctors must agree that the project is scientifically worthwhile and a Human Research Ethics Committee must approve the project.

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