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ReviewThe Medical journal of Australia2025

Current gaps in knowledge and future research directions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with cancer.

Alexandra Truong, Kayla Williams-Tucker Ngarluma Wongutha Wudjari Noongar, Ahmi Narkle Whadjuk Goreng Noongar, Eden Slicer Gundungurra, Jessica-Elise Chapman Kamilaroi Bundjalung, Jessica Lawler, Rishi S Kotecha, Hetal Dholaria, Justine R Clark Adnyamathanha, Alex Brown Yuin and 3 more

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Review in The Medical journal of Australia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. What Matters Most: The Top 10 Child and Adolescent Cancer Research Priorities in Australia.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Alexandra TruongWA Kids Cancer Centre, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA.
Kayla Williams-Tucker Ngarluma Wongutha Wudjari NoongarWA Kids Cancer Centre, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA.
Ahmi Narkle Whadjuk Goreng NoongarWA Kids Cancer Centre, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA.
Eden Slicer GundungurraWA Kids Cancer Centre, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA.
Jessica-Elise Chapman Kamilaroi BundjalungWA Kids Cancer Centre, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA.
Jessica LawlerWA Kids Cancer Centre, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA.
Rishi S KotechaWA Kids Cancer Centre, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA.ORCID 0000-0003-1836-4075
Hetal DholariaWA Kids Cancer Centre, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA.
Justine R Clark AdnyamathanhaThe Kids Research Institute Australia, Adelaide, SA.
Alex Brown YuinThe Kids Research Institute Australia, Adelaide, SA.
Raelene EndersbyWA Kids Cancer Centre, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA.
Nicholas G GottardoWA Kids Cancer Centre, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA.
Jessica Buck KamilaroiWA Kids Cancer Centre, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA.ORCID 0000-0002-8894-3593

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paediatric cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in Australian children. Limited research focuses on cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Although there appears to be a lower incidence of cancer overall in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children compared with non-Indigenous children, a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. Five-year overall survival is lower for many cancer types in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. There is a need for Indigenous-specific research focused on molecular and genetic profiles, pharmacogenomics and survivorship, both within Australia and globally. Future research in this space should be co-designed and led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities; alongside clinicians, researchers and services to ensure that the priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are met.

Indexed as

Biomedical ResearchNeoplasmsAustraliaAustralian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesChildHealth Services, IndigenousHumansCancerChildhood diseases

Identifiers

PMID40207417
PMCPMC12126966

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