Australia has amongst the highest rates of melanoma in the world and therefore, melanoma has long been described as Australia’s cancer. During the last year, with less patients attending their GPs and skin cancer clinics due to COVID-19, there has been a significant reduction in new melanoma diagnoses. As we start 2021, it is important … Continued
A/Prof Craig Lynch discussing PIPAC at Epworth Richmond Hospital. PIPAC stands for: Pressurised Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy For more information on PIPAC please call our rooms on 03 9421 6425 or email info@cancerspecialists.com.au
As 2019 winds down we are taking the opportunity to close the practice for a few days. Our rooms are closed from 3pm on Monday 23 December 2019. We are opening the practice on Monday 30th December and Tuesday 31st December (closing earlier at 3pm on the 31st). We are back to business as usual … Continued
Join our very own Mr David Gyorki (Consultant Surgical Oncologist – Surgery in melanoma) at the Melbourne Melanoma Information Forum held at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on Thursday 1 November 2018 6.30pm to 9pm. The event is for melanoma patients, family and carers. During the evening you will hear about the latest information and … Continued
Victoria Cullen will be live this Sunday with her second free webinar; interviewing an injection specialist for 30 minutes taking questions from the audience. Victoria hosts free webinars about prostate cancer & sexuality research www.atouchysubject.com To register for Sunday to here For more information about consultations with Victoria and her work, please visit Victoria Cullen
July is sarcoma awareness month. Sarcoma is an umbrella term that describes over 50 types of cancers. All of which are rare with wide ranging patterns of behaviour and outcome. The rarity of sarcoma means that the diagnosis is often not considered when patients present with symptoms or concerns. Sarcomas can arise anywhere in the … Continued
At the European Association of Urology (EAU) Annual Meeting in Copenhagen this week, a very important paper was presented by my colleagues at University College London, and was simultaneously published in the New England of Journal, the world’s top medical journal. This study supports what we have already been offering to patients with a suspicion … Continued
A/Prof Craig Lynch, Colorectal surgeon will be attending and performing live surgery at the upcoming Colorectal da Vinci Workshop being held on Friday, 2nd March and Saturday 3 March 2018 at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre – Melbourne. If you are a medical professional, and would like to … Continued
Hi, I’m Victoria. I am a sexual recovery specialist. This is a cutting-edge, research-based practice designed for people whose sexual wellbeing has been compromised in some way. This can be due to a range of factors including surgery, childbirth, cancer treatment and medications. I often give talks to healthcare professionals about this field and what … Continued
As the Christmas and New Year holiday fast approaches us again (I am sure we all say that every year!) I would like to wish all of our patients and referrer’s a safe and happy holiday season. Cancer Specialists will be closed for the week of Christmas; Monday 25 December 2017 and will re-open on Tuesday 2 … Continued