The Cancer Consumer Advisory Committee provides advice, guidance and insights to enable strategic connections, research and clinical project partnering, knowledge and information sharing, and a consumer point-of-view.
Committee Chair Melissa Le Mesurier has a long-held passion for medical research. She was the founding Chair of the Royal Children’s Hospital Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust (1999-2009), which has raised more than $3m for research and funded about 20 clinical fellows.
In 2017, Melissa received an unexpected diagnosis of bladder cancer, and following successful treatment (thanks to early detection and participation in a clinical trial), her commitment to make a difference for other patients only grew. She became involved with the Australian and New Zealand Urological and Prostate Cancer Trials Group (ANZUP) and still serves on their Consumer Advisory Panel. Melissa is
Melissa is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and currently also serves as a Director of the Lung Foundation Australia.
