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World leading prostate cancer Centre of Excellence opens at Peter Mac

June 11, 2020
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre will today officially open a world-leading Centre of Excellence to accelerate research and development of next-generation targeted treatments for prostate cancer.
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Helping cancer patients to avoid or fight COVID-19

June 2, 2020
Research underway at Peter Mac to help protect cancer patients from COVID-19 has received a $2.16 million boost from the Federal Government's Medical Research Future Fund.
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Dr Elaine Sanij
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New approach to ovarian cancer treatment

May 26, 2020
Overall survival from ovarian cancer has not improved for several decades. Now, a Peter Mac-led team of scientists have discovered a new approach to tackling this disease, by raising the stress levels inside cancer cells.
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NHMRC funding to aid research into better cancer detection, prognosis and treatment

May 21, 2020
Twelve Peter Mac researchers have been awarded Investigator Grant funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to support discovery-based studies on cancer development and research into improved cancer detection and prognosis, and more precise cancer treatments.
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Boosting the power of immunotherapy for more effective cancer treatment

May 18, 2020
Activating two different types of immune cells at the same time has been shown to boost the effects of immunotherapy to find and kill cancer cells in solid tumours.
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Professor David Ball
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Top US radiology honour for Prof David Ball

May 18, 2020
Professor David Ball, chair of Peter Mac’s lung service, has been made an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Radiology (ACR).
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Dr Dane Cheasley
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Funding to boost research into new therapy combinations for ovarian cancer

May 12, 2020
Peter Mac researchers have been awarded a four year grant from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund to investigate new combination therapies for a rare form of ovarian cancer.
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International Nurses Day 2020

May 12, 2020
Take a look at our special International Nurses Day edition of Peter Mac Nursing News.
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A/Prof Kate Burbury talks Telehealth on ABC AM

May 7, 2020
Peter Mac's A/Prof Kate Burbury, Haematologist and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, talks to Sabre Lane on ABC's AM about the expansion of Telehealth during COVID-19 and the massive benefits to patients.
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Connecting Care Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Program

April 28, 2020
The Connecting Care Electronic Medical Record Program is a digital program to transform patient care and research in Parkville.
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