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New treatment options for cancer have flowed from our knowledge of how cells work, including the realisation the patient’s own immune system is a powerful agent in defeating cancer.
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Senior Researcher, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Senior Faculty/Laboratory Head, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Executive Director Cancer Research Head, Cancer Immunology Program Professor, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Research and Operations Manager, The National Centre for Infections in Cancer, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Head, Department Infectious Diseases, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Principal Research Fellow in Exercise & Cancer, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Associate Professor, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Director: Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
