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Cancer Nursing Discovery Program opens on World Cancer Day

February 4, 2022
This World Cancer Day, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is launching its Cancer Nursing Discovery Program, supporting registered nurses to become specialised cancer nurses.
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Peter Mac prioritises patient voices this World Cancer Day

February 4, 2022
On World Cancer Day 2022, Peter Mac is introducing a new training program for every single staff member, to provide greater focus on what matters to patients.
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One year of the Victorian Gamma Knife Service

February 1, 2022
Peter Mac’s Gamma Knife team is today celebrating a year of delivering state of the art non-invasive radiosurgery to Australian and New Zealand patients.
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United fight against ovarian cancer  

February 1, 2022
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre works closely with the Royal Women’s and Royal Melbourne hospitals in the treatment of ovarian cancer, with our experts also at the cutting edge of research. As part of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, we share how we are working hard to improve the lives of those diagnosed.
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Peter Mac leaders honoured

January 27, 2022
Peter Mac congratulates four of its leaders, awarded in the 2022 Australia Day Honours List.
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Reflect, Respect, Celebrate

January 26, 2022
January 26 means different things to different people. To some it is a celebration of all the things we love about Australia. For Aboriginal people it is a day of mourning, of reflecting on the past and celebrating culture and resilience.
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A deeper understanding of gene expression

January 20, 2022
Peter Mac clinician scientist Professor Mark Dawson will advance understanding of a key driver of gene expression thanks to a $515,000 grant from the Australian Research Council.
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Code Brown supports Victoria's health system

January 18, 2022
To support our healthcare system during the latest wave of COVID-19, the Victorian Government has declared a coordinated "Pandemic Code Brown".
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New PET scanner to benefit Peter Mac patients

January 4, 2022
Patients at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre will have access to clearer scans, helping to better target their treatments, with the purchase of a new Positron Emission Topography (PET) scanner.
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C-SMART trial: Nasal Spray may help protect cancer patients

December 21, 2021
A clinical trial is underway to test whether cancer patients can be protected from COVID-19 by daily use of a medicated nasal spray.
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