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Professor Monica Slavin, Head of Infectious Diseases / Infection Control at Peter Mac
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$5M grant to improve outcomes from infection

October 22, 2021
To advance her work to improve infection outcomes in cancer patients, Professor Monica Slavin has received a $5 million Health Services Research Synergy grant from the NHRMC.
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Peter Mac and University of Melbourne research receives $16M boost from Snow Fellowships

October 19, 2021
The research of Dr Melanie Eckersley-Maslin and Dr Shom Goel have received massive boosts with the announcement of two $8 million fellowships.
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Peter Mac’s COVID-19 vaccination guarantee

October 15, 2021
Patients now have the added protection and reassurance that their care is delivered by a COVID-19 vaccinated workforce.
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Unite to Fight 2021

October 11, 2021
Last year, at only 18 years old, Abbey was shocked to discover she had Hodgkins Lymphoma and would need to undergo months of cancer treatment, and her recovery would take a huge toll on her.
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New slide technology lights up early-stage breast cancer

October 7, 2021
An innovative microscope slide – NanoMslide – is promising to revolutionise medical imaging after researchers demonstrated that it could be used to detect breast cancer cells in patients.
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2022 Peter Mac Foundation Cancer Research PhD Scholarship

October 5, 2021
Call for applications for the 2022 Rosie Lew Peter Mac Foundation Postgraduate Award for a PhD in cancer research at Peter Mac in 2022.
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Patient Parliament 2021: Expressions of interest

October 5, 2021
Are you interested in helping shaping the experience of future patients and carers at Peter Mac
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 4, 2021
It is estimated that almost 20,000 women and 164 men in Australia will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021.
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Improving support for carers of cancer patients

September 30, 2021
Do you provide informal or unpaid care for someone with lung cancer? Carers of people with lung cancer are sought to take part in a study that will evaluate a smartphone app designed to make caring more manageable.
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New artwork unveiled - a chat with the artist

September 28, 2021
A striking new painting, “Velvet Sky” (2017) by Stefan Gevers has been gifted by the artist to the Peter Mac Art collection and is now displayed in the atrium on Level 6 (leading to the entrance of Ward 6A).
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