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MEET GRADUATE NURSE CASS WOODCOCK – IND18

May 10, 2018
Cass Woodcock is part of Peter Mac’s Graduate Nurse Program 2018. She works in the theatre nursing team and is currently in Recovery.
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Meet Peter Mac nurse Diane Davey - IND18

May 10, 2018
Diane Davey has been a nurse at Peter Mac since completing her grad year with us in 2014. She is currently splitting her time between Radiotherapy and Nurse-Led Research where she is investigating different methods to reduce skin reactions following radiotherapy treatment.
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Expanded access to genomics testing for patients with common blood cancer

May 9, 2018
More Victorians newly diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) can now access fully-subsidised sophisticated genomics testing which can divert them into more effective treatments. The cost of testing 240 CLL patients - newly diagnosed from now until May 2019 - has been covered thanks to a generous philanthropic contribution to Peter Mac’s Molecular Haematology Laboratory.
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Going nuclear to combat aggressive prostate cancer

May 9, 2018
A new targeted therapy which uses radioactive material sourced from Australia’s Lucas Heights nuclear reactor has produced dramatic responses in some men with aggressive prostate cancer who have failed current therapies.
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VIDEO: Delivering Peter Mac to the bush via telehealth

April 30, 2018
Sitting in his ute in country Australia, Kevin Seamer can talk face-to-face with his doctor at Peter Mac in Melbourne using telehealth.
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River4Ward raises record donations for dedicated youth cancer services

April 20, 2018
The sun was shining and the stars were out for the Sony Foundation’s River4Ward event in Melbourne on Thursday. An annual event that raises vital funds for You Can youth cancer centres around Australia – including the centre on level one at Peter Mac.
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Meet Peter Mac Spiritual Carer, Heather Somerville

April 13, 2018
As a spiritual carer at Peter Mac, Heather provides spiritual and emotional support for patients, families, carers and staff to reflect on and explore life issues affected by cancer.
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The Wellbeing Centre – an oasis of peace and calm

April 10, 2018
There’s an oasis of peace and calm on level one of Peter Mac. In a busy hospital, it’s a place that, in the words of a patient, is “brilliantly humanising”.
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Statement regarding Metro Tunnel works

April 10, 2018
Peter Mac patients should be assured there are no imminent changes to our services.
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Peter Mac Chief Executive Dale Fisher mentoring the next generation of female leaders at a Mentor Walks event in Melbourne on Friday.
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Stepping out in support of women in senior roles

April 6, 2018
Peter Mac Chief Executive Dale Fisher stepped out on Friday morning in support of the next generation of Australian women in senior and leadership positions as an official mentor at the Mentor Walks Australia event in Melbourne.
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