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Lifesaving trial moves to Tasmania

8 May 2020

Before COVID-19 struck, Natalia Rodriguez had been travelling from Launceston to The Alfred Oncology Unit every three weeks to take part in a clinical trial that could save her life.

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research & innovation

New hope for cancer patients

30 May 2019

Doctors at The Alfred were the only Australian researchers involved in an international randomised trial published in The Lancet that has shown patients live significantly longer when stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) is used to target all of their tumours.

cancer

Targeting tumours from the inside and out

15 April 2019

Alfred Health Radiation Oncology experts have demonstrated the benefit of combining two forms of radiation treatment to target prostate cancer.

cancer

radiation therapy

research & innovation

Lifesaving clinical trials network given a $25 million boost

22 March 2019

Australians will soon have greater access to potentially lifesaving treatments for rare cancers and other diseases with the establishment of a clinical trials network led by Alfred Health and Monash University.

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melanoma

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Brachytherapy program helping men for two decades

10 December 2018

A radiation therapy treatment that provides prostate cancer patients with an alternative to surgery is being acknowledged for 20 years of helping men at The Alfred.

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radiation therapy

Helping men navigate prostate cancer treatment

20 November 2018

Being told you have prostate cancer is a terrifying experience for many men – and it’s one Peter knows well. When he received his diagnosis, Peter was convinced he had just six months to live.

cancer

research & innovation

Hope for incurable cancer

23 October 2018

Cancer patients with multiple tumours are being given more time as strong evidence emerges about the best way to treat them using modern radiotherapy.

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research & innovation

Artificial intelligence valuable in skin cancer detection

30 May 2018

Researchers have shown artificial intelligence may one day automate melanoma diagnosis, with an international study revealing a fast-learning computer can outperform experienced dermatologists at detecting the deadly cancer.

cancer

Paying it forward

6 March 2018

When Alfred ICU and hyperbaric nurse Natalie McGregor was diagnosed with cancer, she found out how hard it was to be a patient – it left her emotionally and physically drained.

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staff

Boost for prostate cancer care in Gippsland

14 February 2018

An effective treatment for prostate cancer is now being offered in Gippsland, with The Alfred launching its advanced seed brachytherapy program at Latrobe Regional Hospital this week.

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