We are witnessing a concerning global rise in the incidence rates of endometrial cancer. In Australia, case numbers have almost doubled over the last 20 years, whilst in New Zealand numbers have trebled. Read more: anzgog.org.au/the-rise-of-en…

The ADELE study aims to improve outcomes for high-risk endometrial cancer patients by examining the impact of adjuvant tislelizumab in combination with chemotherapy following post-operative pelvic chemoradiation. NHMRC CTC #UCAM Study Chair Linda Mileshkin explains below:

Thanks for everyone’s help in getting this trial done. Patients, carers, docs and trial staff - we can’t make progress in endometrial cancer with out you! About 1/3 recruited so still plenty of spots Peter Mac Research ChenLee

Therese's bowel cancer was discovered during a GP visit for something else entirely. Learn more about her story, and how bowel cancer screening will soon expand to include Australians aged 45 to 49. More👇 petermac.org/about-us/news-… #bowelcancerawarenessmonth BowelCancerAustralia

There were only 3 whole posters about CUP in the whole of #ASCO2024 but there is a growing community working on this poor prognosis cancer. It would be great if ASCO could create a category for CUP abstracts to be submitted under!

So great to see these Australian groups collaborating to advance the field in melanoma - in this case more treatment not necessarily better George Auyeung Peter Mac Research Melanoma Institute Australia

A clinical trial, led by Linda Mileshkin and global colleagues, has found a way to improve outcomes for "CUP" patients - who have cancer that has spread but from where remains unknown. See the CUPISCO trial results as published in The Lancet today. 👇 petermac.org/about-us/news-…

This was a fabulous session and it was great to hear that Bethan Richards has a team and dedicated resources in her role as Chief Medical Wellness Officer in Sydney. Particularly loved her addition to the hierarchy of needs for health care workers

So great to have Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist Extraordinaire Mary Duffy with us at #MOGA2024 on the Inaugural Cancer Nurses Day ⁦Peter Mac Cancer Centre⁩ ⁦Phillip Parente⁩ ⁦Medical Oncology Group of Australia⁩ ⁦CNSA⁩ #cancernursesday

Great talk from the super talented Frank Lin Omico Australia at #MOGA24 about how AI is coming to help up match patients with cancer to the best treatments and trials based on the molecular features of their cancer - still quite a few challenges to overcome

Now sharing her great wisdom and experience about the importance of clear and straightforward communication with patients. Eg Ask people what they like to be called and avoid the ‘orgy of acronyms’ that people don’t understand

Great presentation by Dr Felicity Martin in the oral trainees session #MOGA24 highlighting the importance of audit to pick up gaps in evidence based interventions being used properly in routine clinical practice ⁦Peter Mac Research⁩ ⁦Wanda (Wanyuan) Cui⁩ ⁦Prof Kelly-Anne Phillips⁩

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It was a great honour to be part of this group developing recommendations for how to improve clinical trial research into endometrial cancer in the future. This is much needed given the increasing burden of endometrial cancer in our community. ANZGOG BowtellLab #EDEN

Extremely honoured our group secured $3M funding for Centre of Research Excellence to improve the quality of survival in gyn cancer patients (ALIVE WELL). Best CRE team with Eva Baxter Sandi Hayes Linda Mileshkin Monika Janda Kristy Robledo Haitham Tuffaha Val Gebski UQ News