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Medical Oncology Fellowship in Clinical Breast Cancer - Call for Application

moga — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:53:57 +0000

The Breast European Adjuvant Studies Team (BrEAST) calls for applications for a Medical Oncology Fellowship in Clinical Breast Cancer.

This is your chance to be involved in the coordination and data management of large international phase III trials in the field of adjuvant breast cancer therapy.

Fellowship activities include:

Melanie Wuttke will be presenting for the 2013 RACP Trainee Research Award for Excellence

moga — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:03:15 +0000

Congratulations to MOGA Trainee Member Melanie Wuttke who will represent Tasmania at the RACP Congress held in Perth, from May 27-May 29. She has been invited to present her research at the Congress.

Dr Wuttke is working at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne. She is in her second year of medical oncology training. She completed the collection of datas for her research project during her first year of oncology training at the Royal Hobart Hospital.

MOGA Member Professor Stephen Clarke wins prestigious Eric Susman Award

moga — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:49:31 +0000

BREAKING NEWS: BMS Trainee Travel Award 2013 Announced!

moga — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:36:40 +0000

MOGA trainees are invited to apply for a BMS Trainee Travel Award to support their attendance at the MOGA ASM 2013 - Blood, Biomarkers and Beyond - on 31st July-2nd August.

Trainees must agree to attend the full meeting including the Trainees Education Program on Wednesday 31st July.

Click here for more information.

Revamped Victorian Cancer Agency to Boost Cancer Research

moga — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:23:58 +0000

The Victorian Minister for Health David Davis announced on Tuesday 16 April the start of the new Victorian Cancer Agency Consultative Council led by Professor Robert Thomas OAM.

Cancer Institute NSW - Nominations open for Cancer Research Awards 2013

moga — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:56:38 +0000

Nominations are now open for the following Premier’s Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research 2013:

Cancer Achievement Award 2013

moga — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:59:07 +0000

MOGA is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2013 Cancer Achievment Award, kindly supported by Novartis.

Click here for more information.

Call for Papers: The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

moga — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:24:56 +0000

Announcing The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

The Lancet is pleased to announce the launch of a new speciality journal in August 2013 which will publish original research, expert reviews, editorials, commentary, and news covering all topics related to diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolism.

Stomach cancer diagnosed by breath tests

moga — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:48:44 +0000

A quick and simple breath test can diagnose stomach cancer, study findings reveal.

Scientists from Israel and China found the test was 90% accurate at detecting and distinguishing cancers from other stomach complaints in 130 patients. The British Journal of Cancer says the test could revolutionise and speed up the way this cancer is diagnosed.

Trainee Guide

moga — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:37:04 +0000

MOGA's Trainee Guide has been updated to reflect recent changes in training requirements. The Guide is a fantastic resource full of important advice and interesting insights specifically developed to assist trainee members as they progress through the three year training program.

Cancer Institute NSW 2013 Open Grants

moga — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:58:37 +0000

Click here to view key dates, guidelines and application forms for all open grants offered by the Cancer Institute NSW's Competitive Grants Program.

Blood, Biomarkers and Beyond - MOGA ASM 2013 website now open!

moga — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:07:47 +0000

ALERT: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION EXTENDED TO MAY 3RD!

31st July-2nd August 2013, Melbourne Convention Centre
The Trainees Education Program, Industry Symposium and Welcome Reception are on Wednesday 31st July.

Visit the Blood, Biomarkers and Beyond website.

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma

moga — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:24:27 +0000

The draft Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma is available for public consultation.

The draft Guidelines prepared by the Asbestos Diseases Research Institute and a national team of experts are proposed for submission to the NHMRC for approval under section 14A of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992.

ASCO Issues Recommendations for Improving Survivor Care

moga — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:38:25 +0000

In a new statement published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, ASCO lays out its vision for improving the quality of care for the more than 13 million cancer survivors living in the United States. ASCO's recommendations come at critical time when more people than ever before are surviving the disease as a result of advances in prevention, treatment and follow-up care.

National Blood Authority Patient Blood Management Guidelines

moga — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:47:47 +0000

The NBA are undertaking a significant review of their Patient Blood Management Guidelines.

Those interested in viewing the lastest updates should visit the website. Queries should be sent to: guidelines@nba.gov.au.

Sickle-shaped blood cells 'may kill cancer cells in mice'

moga — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:36:33 +0000

Misshapen red blood cells could be used as a tool to kill cancer cells in mice, research in the journal Plos One shows.

Sickle-shaped cells can stick together in blood vessels surrounding tumours in mice and block blood flowing to the cancer, researchers says.

The irregularly shaped cells can also deposit toxic residues on the tumour, leading to cancer cell death.

This research focuses on oxygen-poor areas in tumours which have proven difficult to treat in humans.

Call for Papers - Health Informatics Conference 2013

moga — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:56:12 +0000

HIC 2013 will be held from 15-18 July at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Day 3, Wednesday 17th July, will be themed around an oncology patient journey and feature keynote presentations from a cancer patient, a GP’s perspective on the impact of e-health in the management of cancer and a presentation on the oncology patient care in the age of e-health and m-health.

There is an opportunity to submit papers, click here for more information.

PANCARE Foundation - Phil Sly Scholarship

moga — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:27:05 +0000

The PANCARE Foundation is offering a generous 3 year PhD Scholarship for those researching pancreatic, liver, biliary or foregut cancers. For more information, please click here. Applications close on 15 February 2013 so interested members should apply as soon as possible.

NEJM Article Reports Inferior Outcome in Using Alternative Treatments to Counter Mechlorethamine Shortage

moga — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:45:11 +0000

ASCO Immediate Past President Michael P. Link, MD, recently co-authored a perspectives piece in The New England Journal of Medicine on the impact of using drug shortages on children with cancer.

Peter Yu newly elected ASCO President

moga — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:28:26 +0000

Peter P. Yu, MD, Elected ASCO President for 2014-2015 Term

Secondary Breast Cancer - Calls to Collect More Data

moga — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:00:03 +0000

MOGA Member Associate Professor Fran Boyle was interviewed this morning on ABC Radio National with Dr Helen Zorbas from Cancer Australia.

The interview will also be broadcast on ABC news tonight - Tuesday 18th December 2012 - so keep your eyes peeled!

You can read the transcript or listen to the interview here.

Cancer Institute NSW 2013 Program Grant Round - Translational Research

moga — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:50:22 +0000

The Guidelines and Application Form for the Cancer Institute NSW Program Grant for translational research are now available online.

Radio National Health Reports

moga — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:07:58 +0000

Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer patients

According to studies at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, chemotherapy is as effective before breast cancer surgery as after. Click here to listen to the discussion with Assistant Professor Elizabeth Mittendorf.

The high cost of pharmaceuticals in Australia

Australian first - woman pregnant after tissue transplant following cancer treatment

moga — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:59:51 +0000

Monash IVF implanted ovarian tissue into a 43-year-old Melbourne woman, six years after she beat breast cancer.

The tissue was removed from the woman in 2005 before she underwent cancer treatment and this April the tissue was implanted, allowing natural ovulation. Professor Gab Kovacs, director of Monash IVF, presided over the process, telling reporters the woman was now six and a half weeks pregnant. He said it was the 20th pregnancy worldwide using the method.

What do Australians think about Health and Medical Research?

moga — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:19:03 +0000

Research Australia have released their 2012 Opinion Poll data on 'What do Australians think about Health and Medical Research?'

The poll reports the views of over 1000 Australians and includes some fantastic infographics.

The Executive Summary states:

"Improving hospitals and healthcare and funding health and medical research

Access to anticancer drugs: many evidence-based treatments are off-label and unfunded by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

moga — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:17:23 +0000

MOGA past Chairman, Associate Professor Michael Michael has published 'Access to anticancer drugs: many evidence-based treatments are off-label and unfunded by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme' in the lastest edition of the Internal Medicine Journal.

Click here to view the paper.

MOGA 2012 Horizon Scanning Report

moga — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:41:42 +0000

MOGA has just released its Annual Oncology Drugs Horizon Scanning Report for 2012.

MOGA Members can access the report by logging in to the Members Only section of the website and going to the Horizon Scanning Report section in the Resources sub-menu.

Please note this report is not for circulation. Thank you.

Cancer Australia Statistical Reports

moga — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:52:33 +0000

Cancer Australia have released two new statistical reports, click on the links below to view:

Breast Cancer in Australia
Gynaecological Cancers in Australia

MJA Careers - Medical Oncology

moga — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:09:36 +0000

"You have to have a balance between the two, because when you put the science and the humanity together, that’s when the real magic happens"

Professor Bogda Kozwara, Director of Medical Oncology, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide and Past-MOGA Chair.

MOGA Chairman interviewed on ABC Radio Canberra

moga — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:03:56 +0000

Our Chairman, A/Prof. Gary Richardson was interviewed on ABC Radio Canberra on 12th November, providing expert comment during an interivew of Ken Burchell, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2010 and suffered toxic shock and serious burns to his hand after receiving chemotherapy treatment.

Click here to listen to the full interview using the download/stream facility at the bottom of the page.

Health Workforce 2025

moga — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:37:57 +0000

The third volume of Health Workforce Australia’s landmark projections for doctors, nurses and midwives has been released by Health Ministers.

ASCO New Chief Medical Officer

moga — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:05:06 +0000

Richard L. Schilsky, MD, Chosen to Serve in New ASCO Leadership Position, Chief Medical Officer

MOGA Member Dr Mark Shackleton wins Prime Minister's Award

moga — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:31:44 +0000

Dr Mark Shackleton, MOGA member from Peter Mac, won the $50,000 Life Scientist of the Year award in the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science at Parliament House last night. Congratulations to Dr Shackleton!

MOGA Chairman quoted in MJA Insight article

moga — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:25:06 +0000

Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative - Ketamine for Cancer Pain Study

moga — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:57:10 +0000

The findings from a randomised, double-blind placebo controlled study to assess the efficacy and toxicity of subcutaneous ketamine in the management of cancer pain has recently been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Please click here for more information on the study findings.

The Senate Community Affairs References Committee - Palliative Care in Australia report

moga — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:01:05 +0000

The Senate Community Affairs Committee released a report on its enquiry into Palliative Care in Australia in October 2012.

MOGA had the opportunity to contribute to the enquiry. Professor Fran Boyle and Kay Francis, MOGA Executive Officer, attended the hearing and spoke on MOGA's behalf. Any members interested in reviewing the full report please click here.

Blood, Biomarkers and Beyond - MOGA 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting

moga — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:48:08 +0000

MOGA Annual Scientific Meeting 2012 - Targeting Cancer from Diagnosis to Cure

moga — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:24:50 +0000

A wider selection of official photographs from the 2012 ASM have been uploaded to the Association's facebook page and can be viewed here:

13th Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference Review

moga — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:40:32 +0000

The 13th Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference (APCC) was recently held on 31st July - 3rd August 2012 in Melbourne. The APCC have made their Conference Review available for interested MOGA Members.

Click here to download.

Cancer Nurses Society of Australia

moga — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:40:16 +0000

The Cancer Nurses Society of Australia held its 15th Winter Congress 'Promoting Partnerships for Optimal Patient Outcomes' at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Hobart, Tasmania, from the 26-28 July 2012. The CNSA have kindly provided a copy of their Conference Review for interested MOGA Members.

To access please click here and download.

Certificate of Competence in Lymphoma

moga — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:40:43 +0000

The European School of Oncology in co-operation with Ulm University, is presenting a structured Certificate of Competence in Lymphoma Programme, an academically recognised curriculum of studies, that was developed with the contribution of internationally recognised physicians and scientists in the field of haemato-oncology.

Day in Review - MOGA Annual Scientific Meeting

moga — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:39:25 +0000

The MOGA Annual Scientific Meeting 'Targeting Cancer from Diagnosis to Cure' held in Brisbane from 8-10th August, 2012 was another great success. Thank you to all of our speakers, chairs, delegates, sponsors and exhibitors for their contributions to this important educational, professional and networking event.

For the first time, a team from Day in Review were in attendance working with expert reviewers to publish summaries and evaluations of the Meeting's key presentations.

VISIONS OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY 2012

moga — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:12:27 +0000

MOGA 2012 Photography Competition

Joint First Prize Winners:

"The Sands of Time"
Dr Kathryn Field

JOHN LOGAN FOUNDATION - Grants Available for GI Patients

moga — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:08:11 +0000

JOHN LOGAN FOUNDATION (JLF) IS SUPPORTING PATIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS BY PROVIDING GRANTS FOR TREATMENTS THAT ARE NOT ON THE PUBLIC BENEFITS SCHEDULE.

Stay in the Loop

moga — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:34:08 +0000

Calling all Social Media Users

MOGA regularly publishes news, events and course information, updates and positions vacant online, via enew bulletins and our quarterly newsletters. But if you really want to stay in the loop, use social media for the most up-to-date information!

Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group Limited

admin — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:44:20 +0000

ANZUP is the Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group Limited. ANZUP is a cooperative clinical trials group bringing together all disciplines involved in the care of urologic cancers (prostate, renal, bladder and testis), for the purpose of performing clinical trials that would not otherwise be possible. We have a vigorous clinical trials program and our membership is eclectic and growing.