Increasing Meaningful Consumer and Community Involvement
Research projects have the potential to improve health services and outcomes for patients, but effectively engaging consumers and the community can enhance research and translation [...]
MPCCC Announces New Research Director
Professor Melissa Southey has been appointed as the Research Director of the Monash Partners Comprehensive Cancer Consortium (MPCCC) following the resignation of Prof Gail Risbridger [...]
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Save Cancer Patients
Over two million cancer patients per year may be saved from life-threatening Invasive Fungal Infections (IFI) with the aid of artificial intelligence that supports diagnosis [...]
Eminent Australian Prof David Thomas delivers MPCCC’s March Precision Oncology Seminar
Prof David Thomas, Director of the Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Founder of the Australian Cancer Genomics Medicine Programme, and arguably Australia’s leader in precision oncology, captivated [...]
Change is on the Horizon as MPCCC Research Director Resigns and MCCC is Retired
After over nine years dedicated to developing collaborative cancer research platforms across Monash University, Prof Gail Risbridger this month announced her resignation from the role [...]
MPCCC Tele-trials Pilot to Increase Access to Clinical Trials for People in the Gippsland Region
A new MPCCC tele-trials pilot project will reduce the need for people with cancer to travel to large metropolitan centres in Melbourne to undertake trial-related [...]
Victorian Cancer Agency 2018 Grant Round Awards
Collaborative Research Grants: Improving Cancer Outcomes for Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers Real-time patient-reported outcomes in clinical practice – a novel approach to improving quality of care [...]
Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Awards July – December 2018
MRFF Fellowships Prof John Zalcberg, Professor of Cancer Research, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University A national cancer outcome strategy ($487,893.00) A/Prof Andrew [...]
MPCCC to Launch a Network of Precision Oncology Tumour Boards and Seminars
A network of tumour-specific MPCCC Precision Oncology Tumour Boards will be rolled out across MPCCC partner sites in early 2019 thanks to funding received from [...]
Linking Community and Acute Care Providers Through the MPCCC Shared Care Program
Cancer patients suffering from depression will be invited to participate in the MPCCC’s shared care pilot program from early 2019, and will have access to [...]