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The Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance in Melbourne, Australia is a collective of 10 major hospitals, research and academic institutions working together to overcome cancer.
Proud to stand alongside Cancer Australia and @petermaccc.bsky.social as co-hosts of today's Australian Comprehensive Cancer Centre showcase, with @grantmcarthur.bsky.social holding the fort as MC!
July 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Join us for our first #SarcomaAwarenessMonth webinar in collaboration with @vcccalliance.bsky.social.

Register here: vcccalliance.org.au/news-and-eve...
July 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
VCCC Alliance CEO Professor @grantmcarthur.bsky.social AO a co-senior author on this very important trial.
#Melanoma that’s spread to the brain now appears to be curable!

Groundbreaking 7-year data from the ABC trial, out today in @TheLancetOncol, shows over 50% of patients achieved long-term disease control with combo immunotherapy.

More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
May 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Proud to have supported Dr Alice Bergin in this PhD!
New research co-designed with Aboriginal communities shows Aboriginal women in Victoria face higher breast cancer mortality—diagnosed younger, with more advanced disease & greater social disadvantage.

Read more about this research led by Dr Alice Bergin: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and breast cancer - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
www.petermac.org
May 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Peter Mac’s @drmhofman.bsky.social spoke to the ABC today about former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis. Biden visited us in 2016 as part of his government's Cancer Moonshot. We send our support and remain inspired by his commitment to tackling cancer.

youtu.be/8bL3qgot32s
Professor Michael Hofman talks to ABC Mornings about Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis
YouTube video by Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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May 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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🧬 New research in @natcomms.nature.com shows advanced genomic testing can help more people with #Cancer of Unknown Primary get targeted treatment & identify where their cancer started.

Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
May 21, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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The most clinically relevant science in oncology will be presented at #ASCO25, and you can now view the full 5,000 abstracts & their presentation date, time & location info: brnw.ch/21wSRrH
May 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Happening today!
🫁 Join experts at the Lung Cancer Screening Symposium: 23 May 2025, Melbourne

Explore the National Lung Cancer Screening Program, latest research and implementation strategies

For registration: vcccalliance.org.au/news-and-eve...
#LungCancer #LungCancerScreening #CanSky
@vcccalliance.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Come visit our booth at the 2025 Cancer Survivorship Conference! Uncle Tony Garvey welcomed us to Wurundjeri country, Prof @michael-jefford.bsky.social Director of the Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre opened the conference. #Surv25 @petermaccc.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
VCCC Alliance CEO Prof Grant McArthur was a co-author in this research published recently, in his role @petermaccc.bsky.social. Congrats to Prof McArthur and all the authors of this study, delivering evidence-based research to inform treatment of #melanoma. #cancerresearch
#Melanoma that’s spread to the brain now appears to be curable!

Groundbreaking 7-year data from the ABC trial, out today in @TheLancetOncol, shows over 50% of patients achieved long-term disease control with combo immunotherapy.

More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
February 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
We're not new, but we are new to BlueSky!
February 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
We are the VCCC Alliance - The Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance - a collective of 10 major hospitals, research and academic institutions working together to overcome cancer.
February 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM