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Helping women to understand their personal risk of breast cancer

December 11, 2019
A study has confirmed the accuracy of iPrevent, an online tool developed at Peter Mac to help women understand and reduce their risk of breast cancer. The study of almost 16,000 women, published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, found iPrevent gave accurate predictions of their breast cancer risk over a ten-year period.
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Peter Mac doubles national success rate for NHMRC funding

December 10, 2019
Peter Mac researchers have been awarded over $10 million dollars in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council to undertake world-leading cancer research.
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ARC grant success for Peter Mac researchers

December 9, 2019
Prof Ben Hogan and Dr Andrew Cox have been awarded prestigious Discovery Project grants from the Australian Research Council
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Supercharging cellular immune therapies to combat solid tumours

December 6, 2019
Cellular immune therapies are revolutionising cancer treatment and have been especially effective at combating blood cancers; now a team at Peter Mac and Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI), led by Professor Tony Tiganis, may have found a way to extend this therapy to the treatment of solid tumours.
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Length of Service Awards 2019

December 5, 2019
More than 130 employees with a combined service of over 2,000 years have been celebrated at the Peter Mac Length of Service Awards 2019.
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How killer immune cells avoid self-destruction

November 28, 2019
Specialised immune cells, capable of killing off infections and cancers, can escape their own destructive properties through the action of a protective outer shield, researchers from Peter Mac and the University College London have discovered.
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Understanding why men get more cancer than women

November 27, 2019
Peter Mac-led research has shed new light on why men are more likely than women to get cancer, uncovering a new role for the X chromosome in affecting cancer risk and mortality.
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International imaging society awards top honour to Prof Rod Hicks

November 26, 2019
Peter Mac’s Professor Rod Hicks, who pioneered the clinical use of PET in cancer treatment, has received the Gold Medal from the International Cancer Imaging Society (ICIS).
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Sisters change their future with genetic testing

November 14, 2019
As part of Genetic Counsellors Awareness Day 2019 we're sharing the story of two sisters who both had a double mastectomy at Peter Mac on the same day with the same surgeons after finding out they had a BRCA1 genetic mutation.
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Works Notification: Grattan Street West Service Relocations

November 7, 2019
From Friday 8 November the Royal Parade service lane (map below) will be closed, for approx. four weeks. Metro tunnel advises commuters, travelling to and from Peter Mac, to plan ahead and allow extra travel time. Access to Peter Mac drop off bays will be maintained. At times, drop off bays may be...
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