Monday 18 May – Monday 25 May The VCCC is pleased to announce the signing of Affiliate Partner MOUs with Bendigo Health and Albury Wodonga Health. NHMRC funding invests almost $400M for 267 medical research projects, cancer research received $87M. NBCF have invested in several research projects, University of Queensland will test a series of vaccines, Gavin Institute are investigating a drug target and University of Melbourne is developing an online tool to estimate the risk of second breast cancer. Researchers around the world are looking at different patient populations to understand the impact of COVID-19, a new study seeks to understand the risks to patients with cancer. Professor Diana Sarfati has been appointed the new NZ Chief Executive, Cancer Control Agency. |
| | | VCCC |  |  | Bendigo Advertiser (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • May 20, 2020 14:0 |  | | CENTRAL Victorian cancer patients will have more opportunities to participate in clinical trials, after Bendigo... . It's part of VCCC's efforts to improve cancer outcomes for regional and rural patients. Bendigo Health cancer... |
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| | | Funding | | | Queensland University Of Technology • May 21, 2020 8:57 | | | Thousands of cancer survivors could benefit from a new model of shared follow-up care delivered by specialist cancer care nurses, GPs, and... New follow-up models to bring cancer care closer to home |
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| | SBS (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • May 20, 2020 19:5 | | | Australian researchers are set to benefit from $400 million in federal funding for the discovery of new treatments... are set to benefit from $400 million in federal funding for the discovery of new treatments for serious health conditions,... |
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| | The Department of Health • May 20, 2020 13:35 | | | Read the transcript of a press conference in Melbourne with the Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, about $400 million funding boost for health... then the funds. So, in terms of the broader MRFF funding to which you refer, the MRFF has calls in with regards to... |
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| | Startup Daily • May 20, 2020 12:17 | | | Scientists will focus on genes to improve cancer treatments and make better wine at a new $7 million research centre in Adelaide, South... Scientists will focus on genes to improve cancer treatments and make better wine at a new $7 million research centre in... |
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| | | Breast Cancer | | | Herald Sun (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • May 24, 2020 6:0 | | | The coronavirus outbreak has accelerated the rollout of a fast-tracked breast cancer treatment which can slash... How a new treatment is helping thousands of Victorian breast cancer battlers avoid risky hospitals |
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| | Herald Sun (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • May 22, 2020 20:0 | | | Exclusive: A vaccine for breast cancer is about to be trialled by Australian researchers to stop the cancer... could be personalised and built on samples from the patient’s own tumour so if the cancer returns the immune system would... |
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| | | Ovarian Cancer | | | Science Media Exchange - Scimex • May 22, 2020 11:49 | | | A Monash University study has uncovered the role DNA repair plays in preserving egg quality, offering hope for women whose eggs may be... Preserving fertility in female cancer patients and ageing populations |
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| | The Medical News • May 19, 2020 23:35 | | | Offering personalized ovarian cancer risk prediction to women shows that 98 per cent of participants felt less worried after finding out... Study: Personalized ovarian cancer risk prediction reduces worries among a majority of women |
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| | | COVID-19 and Cancer | | | The Medical News • May 21, 2020 15:31 | | | As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, new questions arise as to the risk posed by the virus to different patient populations,... Research looks at COVID-19 in cancer patients |
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