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Targeting Cancer Management Committee Hosts the First Face-to-face Meeting Post COVID

Refreshing the campaign and setting new goals Targeting Cancer Management Committee members came together at RANZCR Sydney office for the first time after COVID to discuss new ideas and set new goals for the Campaign on 4 August 2023. Co-chaired by Dr Lucinda Morris and Tuan Ha and composed of ...

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Brachytherapy made a whole world of difference – World Cancer Day 2023 Story

This World Cancer Day puts a spotlight on cervical cancer. Today, we have the real opportunity, know-how and ability to save tens of millions of lives from cervical cancer – one of the most highly preventable and curable forms of cancer. During this World Cancer Day, we’d like to tell ...

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100 Runners Run for Targeting Cancer Campaign

100 runners gathered to join the Targeting Cancer Fun Run 2022 at the Torrens riverbank in the early morning of 29 October to run for closing the care gap and raising awareness of radiation therapy. We were pleased to see the record number of runners who showed their support for the Campaign, ...

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Targeting Cancer: Are We Winning?

The recent RANZCR ASM 2022 provided us with a pertinent opportunity to do a health check for the Targeting Cancer campaign, a highly acclaimed college campaign that aims to increase awareness of radiation therapy as an effective, safe and sophisticated treatment for cancer. Whether the core ...

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Targeting Cancer Fun Run Returns

We’re pleased to announce that the Targeting Cancer Fun Run will return this year at the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting in Adelaide on 29 October morning after two years’ absence due to the pandemic. It has made its way back to the beautiful riverbank of Torrens Adelaide where it all ...

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Step Up the Game in Fighting Gynaecological Cancer this Women’s Health Week

During this Women’s Health Week (5-11 September), let’s update ourselves on the state of play in gynaecological cancer treatment in Australia. Did you know? Brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy that can effectively treat gynaecological cancers and save women’s lives. Brachytherapy is ...

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Targeting Cancer GP Education Evening Program Returns

We are excited to announce that the Targeting Cancer GP Education Evening Program returns after two years of COVID pause. Chris O’Brien Lifehouse took the lead to host the first post-COVID GP Education evening in Sydney on 20 July 2022 as a way of supporting the Targeting Cancer Campaign. The ...

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Meet Nadine Gray – Maori Clinical Nurse Specialist

Today is Matariki Day, known as the Maori New Year which celebrates the rising of the star cluster Matariki. It is a significant date in Maori culture to remember those we have lost, celebrate the present, and look to the future. It is also the first time this year that New Zealanders ...

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Radiation Therapy Educational Video Receives Telly Award Gold

An educational video about stereotactic radiation therapy has recently won a gold medal of The Telly Awards 2022. Produced for the University of Melbourne, the video features A/Prof David Kok, radiation oncologist, who explains in an engaging way stereotactic radiation therapy, a highly ...

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