The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is Australia’s only public hospital solely dedicated to cancer, and home to Australia’s largest cancer research group.
Peter Mac treats more cancer patients each year than any other Australian hospital and, with researchers and clinicians working side-by-side, is a major contributor to advances in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Peter Mac leads national and international studies to advance basic research, translational research and clinical trials. Our cancer research program encompasses 31 laboratories and over 520 scientists, clinician-researchers, research nurses and other health professionals involved in cancer research at the laboratory bench, in the clinic, at the patient bedside and beyond.
The NanoMslide causes potentially cancerous cells to ‘light up’ with vivid colour contrast. It has already been successful in finding early-stage breast cancer cells in human tissue.
Monica Slavin, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Arjun Rajkhowa, The University of Melbourne; Karin Thursky, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, and Megan Crane, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Candida auris is a fungus which breeds most commonly in health-care settings. It’s cause for concern because it’s hard to detect, and is resistant to many anti-fungal drugs.
It’s not unusual to be fed a whole lot of complex medical information by your doctor. Having an audio recording of the consultation that you can play later can help you take it in.
Suicide is the leading cause of death for men under 45. The ABC TV series Man Up explores whether a reluctance to express feelings is part of the problem - yet the show seems to teeter between celebrating male culture and asking it to change.
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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