Professor Saunders AO, is internationally recognised as one of Australia’s most prominent research-orientated cancer surgeons. She has substantially contributed to breast cancer research including clinical trials of new treatments, psychosocial, translational and health services research and surgical oncology cancer research. Christobel has been acknowledged through numerous awards the most recent being the AO (Order of Australia) (2018). She has performed research for >30 years and sits on the boards of a number of cancer organisations. Christobel is involved in strategic planning and management of cancer services in WA as author of the WA Health Cancer Services Framework, she is the Inaugural Chair of the state Health Service Provider, PathWest Laboratory Medicine.