Canfell, Karen
Former Board Member - Co-Chair IPVC 2018
Professor and Lead of the Cancer Elimination Collaboration (CEC), School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Professor Karen Canfell is a cancer epidemiologist whose work has impacted cancer policy and implementation of cancer control strategies internationally. She is a Professor and Lead of the Cancer Elimination Collaboration (CEC), School of Public Health, University of Sydney. Her work supported has supported Australia’s elimination plan, the development of the World Health Organisation’s global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer, and WHO global guidelines for cervical screening. She also leads the Elimination Partnership In Cervical Cancer (EPICC), which is a major Indo-Pacific Elimination Program funded by the Australian government and the Minderoo Foundation.
