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Support for research into how cancers change

July 15, 2022
To advance her research using blood tests to track how tumours change over time, Professor Sarah-Jane Dawson has received $250K USD from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research.
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Global cancer clinical trial centres partner to accelerate research

July 13, 2022
Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is joining forces with America’s Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania Health System), aiming to establish laboratory-clinical-research initiatives and open more clinical trials for Australian and American cancer patients.
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Full House for Stand Up for Cancer

July 12, 2022
First-time comedians drawn from Peter Mac’s community of patients, carers and staff have taken centre-stage for a one-night-only comedy show and wellbeing initiative.
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Study underscores impact of fatigue in blood cancer

July 12, 2022
People with a rare type of blood cancer often experience fatigue that is debilitating, distressing and profoundly affects their lives, new Peter Mac-led research has revealed.
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Celebrating NAIDOC: Peter Mac's Aborginal Art

July 4, 2022
For NAIDOC Week 2022, join us on this immersive virtual tour of Peter Mac's Aboriginal art collection.
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Long term benefits for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients

June 30, 2022
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) patients who are refractory or resistant to treatment can be encouraged by data showing significantly longer survival without disease progression with a treatment combining venetoclax and rituximab compared to treatment with bendamustine plus rituximab.
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Blood cancer research to advance with two prestigious grants awarded to Peter Mac

June 30, 2022
Peter Mac's Associate Professor Jane Oliaro and Professor Ricky Johnstone have been awarded funding for two different blood cancer research projects.
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Grayson’s legacy

June 30, 2022
Family's loss yields new understanding of rare genetic disorder
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Smarter scans help blood cancer patients

June 29, 2022
A Peter Mac-led clinical trial has found combination PET/CT scans are better at investigating the causes of prolonged fever in blood cancer patients than conventional CT scans.
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Associate Professor Alison Trainer talks to a patient at the Parkville Familial Cancer Centre.
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New virtual clinical platform to enhance clinical genetic services

June 24, 2022
An AI-powered, virtual platform is being developed to improve care for patients living with genetic disorders, as part of a Digital Health CRC project led by Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Swinburne University of Technology.
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