Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
@petermaccc.bsky.social
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre – or Peter Mac – is a globally-connected leader in cancer treatment, care, research and education. Now in its 75th year of providing specialist cancer care for the Australian community.
New Peter Mac-led research is changing how we think about breast density.
Not only can it make it harder to interpret mammogram scans, there are signs that dense breasts promote more aggressive #cancer growth.
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Not only can it make it harder to interpret mammogram scans, there are signs that dense breasts promote more aggressive #cancer growth.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:07 AM
New Peter Mac-led research is changing how we think about breast density.
Not only can it make it harder to interpret mammogram scans, there are signs that dense breasts promote more aggressive #cancer growth.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Not only can it make it harder to interpret mammogram scans, there are signs that dense breasts promote more aggressive #cancer growth.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Research led by Peter Mac has found a new way to strengthen cancer-fighting T-cells.
Led by Profs Phil Darcy & @paulbeavis4.bsky.social (Peter Mac) and A/Prof Jason Waithman (UWA), the study shows boosting the protein Flt3L improves T-cell durability.
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Led by Profs Phil Darcy & @paulbeavis4.bsky.social (Peter Mac) and A/Prof Jason Waithman (UWA), the study shows boosting the protein Flt3L improves T-cell durability.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Research led by Peter Mac has found a new way to strengthen cancer-fighting T-cells.
Led by Profs Phil Darcy & @paulbeavis4.bsky.social (Peter Mac) and A/Prof Jason Waithman (UWA), the study shows boosting the protein Flt3L improves T-cell durability.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Led by Profs Phil Darcy & @paulbeavis4.bsky.social (Peter Mac) and A/Prof Jason Waithman (UWA), the study shows boosting the protein Flt3L improves T-cell durability.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Prof @drmhofman.bsky.social will lead a $5M PCFA-funded national program to accelerate next-gen #ProstateCancer #theranostics - combining precision imaging, new isotopes & AI to improve outcomes.
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More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Prof @drmhofman.bsky.social will lead a $5M PCFA-funded national program to accelerate next-gen #ProstateCancer #theranostics - combining precision imaging, new isotopes & AI to improve outcomes.
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Two Peter Mac researchers have secured $3.5M+ in MRFF funding for projects to improve recovery after cancer surgery and to advance personalised care for a rare type of ovarian cancer.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Two Peter Mac researchers have secured $3.5M+ in MRFF funding for projects to improve recovery after cancer surgery and to advance personalised care for a rare type of ovarian cancer.
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Peter Mac researcher Dr Clare Slaney has received national funding to develop a new type of cancer #immunotherapy that uses the body’s existing immunity to COVID-19 to help fight solid tumours.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Peter Mac researcher Dr Clare Slaney has received national funding to develop a new type of cancer #immunotherapy that uses the body’s existing immunity to COVID-19 to help fight solid tumours.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
New research led by Prof @benjhogan.bsky.social has revealed a surprising evolutionary switch in the brain’s immune system - uncovering how specialised immune cells at the borders of the brain evolved, and why they behave so differently in humans.
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
January 22, 2026 at 4:39 AM
New research led by Prof @benjhogan.bsky.social has revealed a surprising evolutionary switch in the brain’s immune system - uncovering how specialised immune cells at the borders of the brain evolved, and why they behave so differently in humans.
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Peter Mac has been awarded $7.5M+ in @nhmrc.bsky.social Ideas Grant funding for five innovative projects tackling cancer metastasis, treatment resistance and immunotherapy.
An outstanding result in a highly competitive scheme!
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An outstanding result in a highly competitive scheme!
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January 12, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Peter Mac has been awarded $7.5M+ in @nhmrc.bsky.social Ideas Grant funding for five innovative projects tackling cancer metastasis, treatment resistance and immunotherapy.
An outstanding result in a highly competitive scheme!
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
An outstanding result in a highly competitive scheme!
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
A $5 million @nhmrc grant will help Peter Mac researchers tackle one of cancer’s toughest challenges: advanced, metastatic disease.
The project, led by @belindaparker.bsky.social, will focus on understanding how metastatic cancers evade the immune system.
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
The project, led by @belindaparker.bsky.social, will focus on understanding how metastatic cancers evade the immune system.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:05 PM
A $5 million @nhmrc grant will help Peter Mac researchers tackle one of cancer’s toughest challenges: advanced, metastatic disease.
The project, led by @belindaparker.bsky.social, will focus on understanding how metastatic cancers evade the immune system.
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
The project, led by @belindaparker.bsky.social, will focus on understanding how metastatic cancers evade the immune system.
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗰! We are beyond thrilled to announce that we have scanned the FIRST patient in the world with the groundbreaking GE Healthcare total body PET/CT tech, made possible through the support of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation.
World first: First patient scanned with the GE total body PET/CT technology
YouTube video by Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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December 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗰! We are beyond thrilled to announce that we have scanned the FIRST patient in the world with the groundbreaking GE Healthcare total body PET/CT tech, made possible through the support of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation.
Today @drmhofman.bsky.social has been awarded the Perpetual 2025 Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence — one of Australia’s highest honours in biomedical research.
Read more about his pioneering work: petermac.org/about-us/new...
Read more about his pioneering work: petermac.org/about-us/new...
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Today @drmhofman.bsky.social has been awarded the Perpetual 2025 Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence — one of Australia’s highest honours in biomedical research.
Read more about his pioneering work: petermac.org/about-us/new...
Read more about his pioneering work: petermac.org/about-us/new...
We were excited to cut the ribbon and officially open the latest cutting-edge radiotherapy technology at our Moorabbin campus!
Huge thanks to our partner Monash Health and everyone who brings this world-leading care to life every day.
🔗 Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Huge thanks to our partner Monash Health and everyone who brings this world-leading care to life every day.
🔗 Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM
We were excited to cut the ribbon and officially open the latest cutting-edge radiotherapy technology at our Moorabbin campus!
Huge thanks to our partner Monash Health and everyone who brings this world-leading care to life every day.
🔗 Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Huge thanks to our partner Monash Health and everyone who brings this world-leading care to life every day.
🔗 Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
🧠 New research shows the blood–brain barrier helps control #braintumour growth.
Led by Prof Louise Cheng, the study finds glial “gatekeeper” cells and a protein called Path influence how #cancer respond to low nutrients.
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Led by Prof Louise Cheng, the study finds glial “gatekeeper” cells and a protein called Path influence how #cancer respond to low nutrients.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
🧠 New research shows the blood–brain barrier helps control #braintumour growth.
Led by Prof Louise Cheng, the study finds glial “gatekeeper” cells and a protein called Path influence how #cancer respond to low nutrients.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Led by Prof Louise Cheng, the study finds glial “gatekeeper” cells and a protein called Path influence how #cancer respond to low nutrients.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
What a week for global cancer collaboration in Melbourne.
With leaders from 170+ countries at the @uiccofficial.bsky.social World Cancer Leaders’ Summit, Peter Mac experts drove key discussions & we hosted tours onsite — and met with @theaacr.bsky.social leaders to strengthen global partnerships.
With leaders from 170+ countries at the @uiccofficial.bsky.social World Cancer Leaders’ Summit, Peter Mac experts drove key discussions & we hosted tours onsite — and met with @theaacr.bsky.social leaders to strengthen global partnerships.
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
What a week for global cancer collaboration in Melbourne.
With leaders from 170+ countries at the @uiccofficial.bsky.social World Cancer Leaders’ Summit, Peter Mac experts drove key discussions & we hosted tours onsite — and met with @theaacr.bsky.social leaders to strengthen global partnerships.
With leaders from 170+ countries at the @uiccofficial.bsky.social World Cancer Leaders’ Summit, Peter Mac experts drove key discussions & we hosted tours onsite — and met with @theaacr.bsky.social leaders to strengthen global partnerships.
New research led by Peter Mac’s Prof Michael Jefford highlights the urgent need to strengthen survivorship care across the Western Pacific.
It identifies major opportunities to better support 13M+ cancer survivors across the region.
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#cancersurvivorship
It identifies major opportunities to better support 13M+ cancer survivors across the region.
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#cancersurvivorship
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
New research led by Peter Mac’s Prof Michael Jefford highlights the urgent need to strengthen survivorship care across the Western Pacific.
It identifies major opportunities to better support 13M+ cancer survivors across the region.
Read more: petermac.org/about-us/new...
#cancersurvivorship
It identifies major opportunities to better support 13M+ cancer survivors across the region.
Read more: petermac.org/about-us/new...
#cancersurvivorship
Huge thanks to Dr Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, for joining us today to share powerful insights on global cancer challenges.
Privilege to host this session with VCCC Alliance and Cancer Australia - thanks to all our wonderful speakers.
Privilege to host this session with VCCC Alliance and Cancer Australia - thanks to all our wonderful speakers.
November 17, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Huge thanks to Dr Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, for joining us today to share powerful insights on global cancer challenges.
Privilege to host this session with VCCC Alliance and Cancer Australia - thanks to all our wonderful speakers.
Privilege to host this session with VCCC Alliance and Cancer Australia - thanks to all our wonderful speakers.
Australia’s first Centre of Research Excellence in #Lymphoedema and Lymphatic Regeneration has launched, led by Prof @benjhogan.bsky.social and Prof Natasha Harvey, it's been dubbed a global “paradigm shift” and a major step forward.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
November 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Australia’s first Centre of Research Excellence in #Lymphoedema and Lymphatic Regeneration has launched, led by Prof @benjhogan.bsky.social and Prof Natasha Harvey, it's been dubbed a global “paradigm shift” and a major step forward.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
We’re proud to share that 62 Peter Mac researchers have been named among 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲, according to the Stanford University/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List 2025.
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Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
We’re proud to share that 62 Peter Mac researchers have been named among 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲, according to the Stanford University/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List 2025.
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Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Congrats to Prof Jayesh Desai and Prof Belinda Parker (@belindaparker.bsky.social), newly elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health & Medical Sciences. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/details/professors-jayesh-desai-and-belinda-parker-elected-as-fellows-of-aahms
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Congrats to Prof Jayesh Desai and Prof Belinda Parker (@belindaparker.bsky.social), newly elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health & Medical Sciences. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/details/professors-jayesh-desai-and-belinda-parker-elected-as-fellows-of-aahms
Researcher Amelia Hyatt, from the Peter Mac Centre for Health Services Research in Cancer, led an international study that examines why some countries are on track to eliminate #cervicalcancer — & why many are not.
🔗https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00310-9/fulltext
🔗https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00310-9/fulltext
October 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Researcher Amelia Hyatt, from the Peter Mac Centre for Health Services Research in Cancer, led an international study that examines why some countries are on track to eliminate #cervicalcancer — & why many are not.
🔗https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00310-9/fulltext
🔗https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00310-9/fulltext
Proud moment! Peter Mac is a finalist in two categories at the 2025 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.
For our youth cancer transition program with @RCHMelbourne & partners.
And our volunteer archivists who brought 75 years of history to life.
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
For our youth cancer transition program with @RCHMelbourne & partners.
And our volunteer archivists who brought 75 years of history to life.
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
October 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Proud moment! Peter Mac is a finalist in two categories at the 2025 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.
For our youth cancer transition program with @RCHMelbourne & partners.
And our volunteer archivists who brought 75 years of history to life.
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
For our youth cancer transition program with @RCHMelbourne & partners.
And our volunteer archivists who brought 75 years of history to life.
More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
𝗰𝘁𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
New research led by Peter Mac’s Professor Jeanne Tie in @naturemedicine.bsky.social.
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New research led by Peter Mac’s Professor Jeanne Tie in @naturemedicine.bsky.social.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
October 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
𝗰𝘁𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
New research led by Peter Mac’s Professor Jeanne Tie in @naturemedicine.bsky.social.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
New research led by Peter Mac’s Professor Jeanne Tie in @naturemedicine.bsky.social.
Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Why does breastfeeding lower breast cancer risk?
A new Nature study led by Prof @loisher.bsky.social shows it creates long-lived CD8⁺ T cells in breast tissue – immune “guards” that help stop cancers forming, including triple-negative.
🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
A new Nature study led by Prof @loisher.bsky.social shows it creates long-lived CD8⁺ T cells in breast tissue – immune “guards” that help stop cancers forming, including triple-negative.
🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
October 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Why does breastfeeding lower breast cancer risk?
A new Nature study led by Prof @loisher.bsky.social shows it creates long-lived CD8⁺ T cells in breast tissue – immune “guards” that help stop cancers forming, including triple-negative.
🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
A new Nature study led by Prof @loisher.bsky.social shows it creates long-lived CD8⁺ T cells in breast tissue – immune “guards” that help stop cancers forming, including triple-negative.
🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Peter Mac’s Dr Wanda Cui has been awarded an MRFF grant to lead the first study tracking how immunotherapy + chemo may affect #fertility, #ovarian health & early menopause in young women with triple-negative #breastcancer.
🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
October 1, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Peter Mac’s Dr Wanda Cui has been awarded an MRFF grant to lead the first study tracking how immunotherapy + chemo may affect #fertility, #ovarian health & early menopause in young women with triple-negative #breastcancer.
🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Join us at the Peter Mac Breast Cancer Medical Oncology Education Day for updates from #StGallen, #ASCO & #ESMO2025, featuring international keynote Prof @hoperugo.bsky.social, parallel nursing & multidisciplinary sessions, plus leading experts and networking.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Join us at the Peter Mac Breast Cancer Medical Oncology Education Day for updates from #StGallen, #ASCO & #ESMO2025, featuring international keynote Prof @hoperugo.bsky.social, parallel nursing & multidisciplinary sessions, plus leading experts and networking.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-peter...
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Last week, Peter Mac experts joined world leaders in surgery, oncology & allied health at the Australian & Aotearoa New Zealand Gastric & Oesophageal Surgery Association
Annual Scientific Congress in Brisbane — sharing the latest in treating oesophageal & stomach cancers.
#UpperGI #CancerResearch
Annual Scientific Congress in Brisbane — sharing the latest in treating oesophageal & stomach cancers.
#UpperGI #CancerResearch
September 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Last week, Peter Mac experts joined world leaders in surgery, oncology & allied health at the Australian & Aotearoa New Zealand Gastric & Oesophageal Surgery Association
Annual Scientific Congress in Brisbane — sharing the latest in treating oesophageal & stomach cancers.
#UpperGI #CancerResearch
Annual Scientific Congress in Brisbane — sharing the latest in treating oesophageal & stomach cancers.
#UpperGI #CancerResearch