Kelly Scherger, a mum of three from Mildura in regional Victoria, was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer at 39. She fought for months to get more testing before finding out her result and says “we need to stop treating breast cancer like an older person's disease". This is her story in...
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) in the United States has awarded Peter Mac’s Dr Renu Eapen with its prestigious Michael & Lori Milken-PCF Young Investigator Award.
Long-term data shows the tremendous benefit provided by a new type of radiotherapy for people with inoperable renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) with remission sustained over five years.
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness month we asked Associate Professor Goel, a passionate breast cancer researcher and clinician, what research is being conducted in his lab to improve outcomes for patients. Associate Professor Goel is focussed on finding a way to overcome resistance to breast...
Two weeks after the birth of her first child, Brega Van Vugt was sitting in a chemo chair at Peter Mac, her daughter asleep in a baby capsule beside her. She found out just one week before the birth that she had breast cancer. This is Brega’s story in her own words. I was 32 weeks pregnant when I...
It has been a huge night for teams from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre with two projects led by Peter Mac being recognised with 2022 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.
Every day Peter Mac researchers are trying to uncover a new way to diagnose, treat and eradicate cancer. To further research advances the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) granted Peter Mac over $9 million in funding through the Investigator Grant scheme.