# Dorothy Keefe

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## TL;DR

The medical oncologist who leads Cancer Australia, the national cancer control agency responsible for the ten-year Australian Cancer Plan.

## Summary

Cancer Australia's own page names Professor Dorothy Keefe PSM as its Chief Executive Officer. The agency advises the Australian Government on cancer policy and priorities and is delivering the Australian Cancer Plan. Recent papers list affiliations with Cancer Australia and with the School of Medicine at Adelaide University, and range from supportive care, the side effects of cancer treatment that determine whether a person can finish it, to cancer education for First Nations Australians.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-11-03
- Also known as: Dorothy M. Keefe; Keefe DM
- Role: Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Australia
- Specialisms: Medical oncology; Supportive care in cancer; Cancer control policy

## Sources

- Cancer Australia: about us (Internet Archive copy, 13 July 2026): https://web.archive.org/web/20260713220314/https://www.canceraustralia.gov.au/about-us
- Wardill et al., with Keefe, Supportive care in what? (JCO Global Oncology 2026): https://doi.org/10.1200/GO-26-00087

## Connected records

- fronts: [Supportive Care & Survivorship](https://onco.cc/fronts/supportive-care/)
- institutions: [Cancer Australia](https://onco.cc/institutions/cancer-australia/)

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