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Experts urge Australians to know their skin in lead up to summer

29 November 2024

One of Australia’s leading melanoma specialists is urging Australians to become more familiar with their skin in the countdown to summer.

cancer

melanoma

Immunotherapy research receives funding boost

28 November 2024

Victorian cancer patients receiving immunotherapy are set to benefit from new research which has potential to improve treatment outcomes while at the same time reducing unwanted side effects.

cancer

cancer research

melanoma

Critical Care Appeal raising funds for lifesaving scanner

30 August 2024

Victorian cancer patients are set to benefit from the arrival of a world class scanner at The Alfred, transforming the speed with which the deadly disease is detected and treated.

cancer

critical care

Mind and body wellness begins for cancer patients

8 August 2024

For Ian, attending the new mind-body classes offered at the Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre allows him to care for his emotional and physical wellbeing while undergoing cancer treatment.

cancer

oncology

patients

Clinical trials pilot program a gamechanger for regional patients

20 May 2024

If it weren’t for clinical trials, Gippsland’s Steve Wadey says he wouldn’t be alive today.

cancer

clinical trials

melanoma

research & innovation

High-precision radiation cuts prostate treatment time by 75 per cent

29 April 2024

The Alfred has become the first Victorian public hospital to offer a new form of radiation that drastically cuts treatment time for prostate cancer patients. 

cancer

radiation therapy

National boost for melanoma care and research as the Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre at The Alfred is officially opened

18 April 2024

A world-class melanoma and cancer centre at The Alfred is set to revolutionise care for Victorian patients, and boost research.

cancer

cancer research

melanoma

patients

research & innovation

Australians urged to ‘be all over melanoma’ on 30 January

30 January 2024

Living amongst the highest rates of melanoma in the world, Australians are being urged to become more familiar with their skin and ‘be all over melanoma’ this Check for Spots Day.

cancer

melanoma

patients

Sun smart summer key for young people and children

15 December 2023

Amongst all the hustle and bustle of end-of-year festivities, there’s one thing Alfred specialists are urging Victorians to remember – the importance of sun safety.

cancer

melanoma

patients

New technology to enhance prostate cancer treatment

27 November 2023

In an Australian first, a state-of-the-art treatment technology is raising the bar on prostate cancer care at The Alfred.

cancer