Peter MacCallum

Type: Person

Name: Peter MacCallum

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Warning of wait for mastectomies

Australian women are waiting up to two years to have the surgery Angelina Jolie had to reduce her high chance of breast cancer, and doctors fear these waiting times could increase in coming years.Leading surgeons and genetic specialists said some Australian ... [Published Melbourne Age - May 15 2013]

Entities: mastectomy, mutations, Bruce Mann

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Rural patients missing out on radiotherapy

Cancer patients who live a long way from where they are treated are less likely to return for repeat radiotherapy, Australian researchers find.The retreatment rate for patients living over 100 km from their cancer centre was 20%, compared with 25% for ... [Published Oncology Update - May 15 2013]

Entities: Patient, Radiation Therapy, Cancer, Peter MacCallum

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Angelina Jolie

Jolie admission could prompt more cancer tests

An announcement by Angelina Jolie that she has had a preventative double mastectomy is likely to encourage more Australian women to test for breast cancer gene mutations, cancer groups said.The American actress, whose mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 14 2013]

Entities: Angelina Jolie, Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, mutations

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Inspirational people ready to fight cancer

I THINK Betty Lane is inspiring.The Robinvale woman was diagnosed with breast cancer a couple of years ago and has since received extensive chemotherapy, radiation and has undergone a number of operations.Yet, speaking with her this week, I didn’t see ... [Published Bendigo Advertiser - May 12 2013]

Entities: Cancer, Peter MacCallum, Bendigo (Australia)

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Outdoor smoking restrictions discussed

BIG SMOKE: With smoke-free dining proposed for Victoria, Campbell Street diner Peter Ross calls plans for legislation 'smoke and mirrors'.SWAN Hill licensed venues and eating providers are willing to change to accommodate proposed bans on smoking in outdoor ... [Published The Guardian - May 12 2013]

Entities: Smoking, Steve Banks, Cancer

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 5 reports

Cancer Specialists Urge State Government to Ban Outdoor and Dining Smoking

Some of the state's most renowned cancer specialists have said smoking should be completely banned in all outdoor dining and smoking areas to reduce Victoria's number one cancer killer. Nearly 200 Victorian cancer specialists have urged the state government ... [Published TopNews New Zealand - May 10 2013]

Entities: Smoking, Cancer, Peter MacCallum, David Ball

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Funds to help conquer cancer flow in at gala

THE Crowhurst family at the Ride to Conquer Cancer gala dinner last Saturday evening (from left) Paige, Briah, Donna, Ryan and Joel, with Professor Grant McArthur from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (second from right).A GALA evening to raise funds ... [Published Leeton Irrigator - May 02 2013]

Entities: Cancer, Peter MacCallum, Donna

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Rural Report for New England North West and Upper Hunter: Wednesday May 1 2013

Mike PritchardA cattle crisis is looming with producers receiving the lowest prices in twenty years.The low prices have prompted a long time producer and livestock agent to call for more processing plants to be built around the country.Peter MacCallum ... [Published ABC Online - May 01 2013]

Entities: Honey Locust, Cattle, Andrew Kerr, Peter MacCallum

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Tributes paid to respected broker

Phil Doring, of Queensland-based Phil Doring Insurance Brokers, has died aged 65 after a battle with bowel cancer.He founded the business in Mackay in 1990 and led the team until his semi-retirement in 2010.Mr Doring was well known and respected in the ... [Published InsuranceNews.com.au - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Peter MacCallum, Francis Xavier, Cancer

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Exceptional survival with targeted approach to lung cancer

Using fused PET/CT images to select lung cancer patients for radical chemo-radiation therapy leads to survival rates far above what would normally be expected, Australian researchers say.The study looked at 76 patients with non-small lung cancer judged ... [Published Oncology Update - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Lung Cancer, Patient, palliative therapy, Peter MacCallum, Radiation Therapy

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 5 reports

New treatment tackles lung cancer

Source: Herald Sun LUNG cancer patients have been given three times the chance of surviving for more than four years through a new focused treatment pioneered by Melbourne doctors. Using new scanning methods to better home in on advanced tumours, doctors ... [Published Daily Telegraph Australia - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Lung Cancer, Tumor, Radiation Therapy, Peter MacCallum

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Support conquer cancer evening

GUEST speaker at the Ride to Conquer Cancer gala dinner will be Professor Grant McArthur, who is the head of the cancer therapeutics program and translational research laboratory at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.A GALA evening to raise funds for the ... [Published Leeton Irrigator - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Cancer, Peter MacCallum, Therapeutics

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Warning of wait for mastectomies [Published Melbourne Age - May 15 2013]
Survivor applauds Jolie [Published Perth Now - May 15 2013]
Rural patients missing out on radiotherapy [Published Oncology Update - May 15 2013]
Jolie admission could prompt more cancer tests [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 14 2013]
Angelina undergoes double mastectomy [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 14 2013]
Inspirational people ready to fight cancer [Published Bendigo Advertiser - May 12 2013]
Outdoor smoking restrictions discussed [Published The Guardian - May 12 2013]
Cancer Specialists Urge State Government to Ban... [Published TopNews New Zealand - May 10 2013]
Govt told to ban smoking in outdoor dining areas [Published ABC Online - May 10 2013]
Time to ban outdoor dining smoking [Published Melbourne Age - May 10 2013]
Ban outdoor dining smoking: Vic doctors [Published Perth Now - May 10 2013]
Gov't told to ban smoking in outdoor dining areas [Published ABC Online - May 10 2013]
Cruise of Hope [Published Hernando Today - May 09 2013]
Colorectal cancer in the young. Is it increasing? [Published Scoop - May 08 2013]
Funds to help conquer cancer flow in at gala [Published Leeton Irrigator - May 02 2013]
Rural Report for New England North West and Upp... [Published ABC Online - May 01 2013]
Tributes paid to respected broker [Published InsuranceNews.com.au - Apr 29 2013]
Bendigo muppets raise the curtain on cancer ride [Published Bendigo Advertiser - Apr 25 2013]
Exceptional survival with targeted approach to ... [Published Oncology Update - Apr 24 2013]
Brave Kim's fight [Published Herald Sun - Apr 22 2013]
Surgery blinded by Google Glass advances [Published WA Today - Apr 22 2013]
New treatment tackles lung cancer [Published Daily Telegraph Australia - Apr 22 2013]
New treatment improves lung cancer survival rates [Published ABC Online - Apr 21 2013]
Lung treatment backed to beat other cancers [Published Brisbane Times - Apr 21 2013]
Boost for lung cancer survival rates [Published Oberon Review - Apr 21 2013]
Lung treatment could beat other cancers [Published Melbourne Age - Apr 21 2013]
Support conquer cancer evening [Published Leeton Irrigator - Apr 18 2013]
Coalition delivers $1.7 million for Cancer Coun... [Published Premier of Victoria - Apr 16 2013]
Breast cancer drugs underused: expert [Published Australian Doctor - Apr 16 2013]
OneVentures backs Queensland Health-IT company ... [Published ARN - Apr 15 2013]