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Cancer Types

Peter Mac provides coordinated and comprehensive cancer care across 13 tumour streams. Find more information to help you understand your disease and the support and service Peter Mac provides specific to your cancer.

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Breast

Breast cancer is a malignant tumour that starts in breast tissue of a man or woman.

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Upper Gastrointestinal

Stomach cancers happen in the organs that are found in the upper section of the digestive system.

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Lower Gastrointestinal

Lower gastrointestinal (also called colorectal, bowel or colon) cancer happens in the large intestine of the digestive system.

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Genitourinary Oncology

Genitourinary cancers are found in urinary tract (kidney and bladder) and male reproductive system (prostate, testicles and penis).

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Gynae-oncology

Gynae-oncology focuses on cancers cancers of the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes, cervix, vagina and vulva.

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Clinical Haematology

Clinical Haematology is a unified department formed between Peter Mac and the Royal Melbourne Hospital and is the largest haematology service in the country. We provide a publicly funded, evidence-based care for patients with haematologic disorders from across Melbourne and beyond, within eight...

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Head & Neck

Head and neck cancers generally start in the lining of the mouth, nose, throat or voice box.

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Lung

Lung cancer is a malignant tumour that happens in the tissue of one or both lungs.

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Melanoma & Skin

The three main types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.

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Neuro-oncology

Neuro-oncology is a specialised cancer field focusing on brain and spine (backbone) tumours.

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Paediatric Oncology

Children’s cancers are often very different from adult cancers and respond differently to treatment.

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Sarcoma

Sarcomas are cancers that affect bones or soft tissues such as muscles, nerves and other soft tissues that connect or surround joints.

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Cancer of unknown primary

Cancer of unknown primary refers to cancers where the original location of the disease cannot be located.

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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

  • Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre building
    305 Grattan Street
    Melbourne VIC 3000
    Australia
    Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which our five sites are located throughout Victoria. We recognise their strength and resilience and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

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