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NAIDOC WEEK 2019

July 8, 2019
At Peter Mac we know it's important to create a culturally safe place for all our patients and visitors.
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VIDEO: What makes Peter Mac a special place?

July 3, 2019
To celebrate Peter Mac's 70th anniversary, we asked our people what makes Peter Mac a special place, what drives them at work and what’s their message for our founder Sir Peter MacCallum.
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Professor Joseph Sambrook. Photo Credit: Lynton Crabb
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Vale Professor Joseph Sambrook

June 19, 2019
Professor Joseph Sambrook transformed research at Peter Mac and set us on course to becoming a cancer centre of international standing. He was a renowned molecular biologist when he joined Peter Mac in 1994, and then became a pivotal figure in our history.
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#CrazySocks4Docs

June 7, 2019
Today is #CrazySocks4Docs Day. A day to raise awareness about the mental health of healthcare workers across the world.
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Professor Ygal Haupt
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CSIRO support for development of new anti-cancer drug

June 6, 2019
Peter Mac scientists are working with the CSIRO to advance a potential new drug that could boost the body’s defenses against a range of cancers.
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Launch of One and Many: The Sewing Project

June 4, 2019
Throughout May, One and Many: The Sewing Project, involved more than 100 patients, volunteers and staff.
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New approach to blood cancer treatment

May 31, 2019
Researchers from Peter Mac have developed a brand new approach to treating some aggressive blood cancers. This new advancement comes on the back of more than fifteen years of dedicated work by researchers at Peter Mac in collaboration with scientists at the John Curtin School of Medical Research.
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We need your feedback for Disability Action Plan and Diversity Strategy

May 31, 2019
Peter Mac provides the world’s best cancer care for all people by ensuring patients remain at the centre of everything we do. We are focusing on improving and strengthening our partnerships with patients, carers, and advocacy groups to strengthen and improve our people centred outcomes. Together we...
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Dr Shom Goel
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Peter Mac welcomes Dr Shom Goel

May 9, 2019
Highly esteemed clinician-scientist, Dr Shom Goel, joins Peter Mac from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School in Boston, where he has spent the last 10 years breaking new ground in breast cancer research and treatment.
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MEET CLINICAL NURSE EDUCATOR JUDY FORSYTH - IND 2019

May 2, 2019
Judy Forsyth is a Clinical Nurse Educator in the Department of Nursing Education and has worked at Peter Mac for a total of 27 years.
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