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Sepsis can result in a doubling of cancer care costs

August 12, 2021
New health economics research led by the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the University of Melbourne has found sepsis can double the costs of cancer care.
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Visitor Information - Update for 13 August 2021

August 12, 2021
Peter Mac has visitor restrictions in place to keep our patients, staff and the community safe.
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Patients, clinicians benefit from wider subsidised access to CAR T-cell therapy

August 6, 2021
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre welcomes the news that government-subsidy of CAR T-cell therapy will expand to include Gilead’s CAR T-cell product Yescarta.
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Congratulations to our new Professor Francis

August 5, 2021
Prue Francis has been appointed to the position of Honorary Clinical Professor in the Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology at the University of Melbourne.
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Thank you for giving me my life

August 4, 2021
Peter Mac staff were privileged to have consumer representative Alison Jones share her journey with multiple myeloma with us at our recent State of Research Forum.
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Incoming Executive Director of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation. Photo credit: Abigail Varney
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From Victoria's State Library to Peter Mac's Foundation

August 2, 2021
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is delighted to announce the appointment of Kate Torney OAM as incoming Chief Executive Officer of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation.
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Virtual Reality helping kids to receive radiotherapy

July 26, 2021
A trial of “VR” virtual reality headsets has confirmed this tech can help children to calmly receive their radiotherapy treatment, and may prevent use of general anaesthetic.
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Ramped up for Radioembolisation

July 23, 2021
Just as Melbourne was emerging from its fourth COVID-19 lockdown, Peter Mac’s Cancer Imaging department reached a significant milestone.
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Congratulations to our new Associate Professor Field

July 22, 2021
Kathryn Field has been appointed to the position of Honorary Clinical Associate Professor in the Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology at the University of Melbourne.
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Can you help us? Research survey about cancer and exercise

July 19, 2021
Want to know how exercise could help you get through - and recover - from cancer treatments?
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