Victoria’s most outstanding mid-career cancer researchers announced
MPCCC is excited to announce the prize winners of its inaugural State-wide search for Outstanding Cancer Research and to acknowledge the highly ranked nominees with [...]
MPCCC Cancer and Community Representatives – Expressions of Interest NOW OPEN
The MPCCC is seeking five community members with an experience of cancer, to contribute vital consumer and community perspective to the work of its newly [...]
Understanding and addressing moral distress caused by COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria’s health care workers are likely to encounter moral distress, anxiety and regret arising from ethical challenges in cancer care. Professor [...]
Encouraging the community to attend GP appointments during the pandemic
Since March 2020, the MPCCC has been working closely with the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre to deliver a coordinated response to the challenges posed by [...]
Prostate cancer prevention one step closer with outcomes of landmark genetic research
Monash University’s Precision Medicine research group has discovered multiple new genetic risk factors that make men susceptible to aggressive prostate cancer, in a landmark study [...]
Victorian Integrated Cancer Services back cancer sector transformation during COVID-19 pandemic
In response to an urgent need for administrative support and workforce training during the COVID-19 pandemic, staff from Victoria’s eight region-based Integrated Cancer Services (ICS) [...]
Cancer leadership influences COVID-19 policy to sustain cancer care
Essential cancer surgery and screening procedures will continue in Victoria’s public hospitals following the Victorian government’s rapid response to advice from the Victorian COVID-19 Cancer [...]
What’s the best way to manage breast cancer during lock-down?
Preventing further delays in diagnosis and clinical treatment for breast cancer is a top priority for the Victorian COVID-19 Cancer Network’s (VCCN) Breast Cancer Advisory [...]
Second wave may push healthcare workers’ wellbeing to the limits
Victorian health services are concerned about increasing levels of depression and anxiety among healthcare workers due to the pressures created by COVID-19. The situation was [...]
Introducing the MPCCC Tech Talks
Next month, MPCCC is introducing a new series of online talks presenting innovative and new technologies that are being applied to current cancer and clinical [...]