# Chris O'Brien Lifehouse

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## TL;DR

Sydney's not-for-profit comprehensive cancer hospital, founded in memory of head and neck surgeon Chris O'Brien and integrated with Royal Prince Alfred and the University of Sydney.

## Summary

Chris O'Brien Lifehouse opened in Camperdown in 2013, realising the vision of Professor Chris O'Brien, a head and neck surgeon who died of glioblastoma in 2009, for a single integrated cancer hospital on the Royal Prince Alfred campus. It combines surgical, medical and radiation oncology, one of Australia's largest head and neck cancer units and the Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute, sarcoma and gynaecological oncology, a phase 1 unit, and integrative and supportive care under one roof, with research through the University of Sydney and the Melanoma Institute Australia next door. Lifehouse has been an early Australian adopter of robotic surgery, MR-guided radiotherapy and theranostics.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-09
- Also known as: Lifehouse; Sydney Cancer Centre
- City: Sydney, AU
- Type: cancer-center
- Website: https://www.mylifehouse.org.au

## Sources

- Chris O'Brien Lifehouse: https://www.mylifehouse.org.au
- Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute: https://www.shnci.org

## Connected records

- technologies: [Evidence-based integrative oncology](https://onco.cc/technologies/integrative-oncology/), [MR-guided adaptive radiotherapy](https://onco.cc/technologies/mr-linac/), [Radioligand therapy (beta emitters)](https://onco.cc/technologies/radioligand-therapy/), [Robotic & minimally invasive surgery](https://onco.cc/technologies/robotic-surgery/)
- cancers: [Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/head-and-neck/), [Melanoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/melanoma/), [Ovarian cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/ovarian/), [Sarcomas (soft tissue, bone, GIST)](https://onco.cc/cancers/sarcoma/)
- fronts: [Radiation Therapy](https://onco.cc/fronts/radiation/), [Supportive Care & Survivorship](https://onco.cc/fronts/supportive-care/), [Surgery & Interventional](https://onco.cc/fronts/surgery/)
- people: [Michael Boyer](https://onco.cc/people/michael-boyer/)

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