When Ana Ratapu was diagnosed with melanoma, she had to fight hard to get life-saving treatment. Now, as a member of Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials Consumer Advisory Panel, Ana is working to remove those barriers and ensure those in need can access the highest standards of care. In 2020, Ana and her family were caravanning around her second home of Australia. Having lived in Perth for five years, the New Zealanders decided it was time to see all that Australia had to offer. They were four months into their adventures and sightseeing when Ana noticed a less than welcome sight – a red spot on ..read more

2024 AOMA Virtual Summit The 2024 Australasian Ocular Melanoma Alliance (AOMA) Virtual Summit will bring together healthcare professionals, researchers, and consumers in ocular melanoma to share the latest research and facilitate national and international collaborations for this rare, aggressive, and often devastating cancer. This free virtual event will feature international and Australian ocular melanoma experts, along with consumers who will present on their experiences with ocular melanoma. The summit will cover the latest in clinical trials, ocular melanoma therapies, advances in opht ..read more

Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials has been chosen by the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association (ALPA) as its 2024 charity. ALPA CEO, Peter Baldwin, said Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials was chosen as the recipient of this year’s fundraising efforts as “skin cancer resonated very strongly with our membership and their families.” ALPA is the national peak industry body for livestock and property agents and represents over 1,200 agency businesses across Australia. Collectively this group plays an important role in livestock, wool, merchandise and rural property sales and marketing ..read more

Concept Development Workshop After the success of our Concept Development Workshop held in Brisbane on June 2023, we plan to hold more workshops in 2024. Save the date for our first 2024 workshop, to be held in Melbourne. Event Details Date: Friday, 22 March 2024 Location: Melbourne Submissions: Now open and close 15 February 2024. For more information email grants@masc.org.au The post Concept Development Workshop appeared first on Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials ..read more

Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group 26th Annual Scientific Meeting The AGITG Annual Scientific Meeting is a forum for the presentation of state-of-the art overviews on the pathobiological and clinical aspects of GI cancer and affords the opportunity to the Australasian scientific community to explore future directions for research and collaboration. The meeting provides GI cancer researchers and specialists with the opportunity to present their research and discuss current challenges and recent innovations in a multidisciplinary setting. Event Details Dates: 18-21 Novembe ..read more

Event Details When: 24 October 2024 Where: Hyatt Regency, Sydney Register your interest to attend here (Registrations will be made through the Australasian Melanoma Conference registration portal) The 2024 Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) will be held as a satellite meeting of the Australasian Melanoma Conference. The ASM will bring together leading figures in melanoma and skin cancer clinical trials to share the latest findings and foster further innovative research. The full-day program will feature international keynote speakers, presentations on Mela ..read more

Event Details When: 25-26 October 2024 Where: Hyatt Regency, Sydney Register here The 2024 Australasian Melanoma Conference, hosted by Melanoma Institute Australia, will be held on 25-26 October 2024 in the heart of Sydney’s magnificent Darling Harbour. AMC 2024 will bring together multidisciplinary healthcare professionals and researchers from across Australia, New Zealand and beyond. It will provide a unique platform to share insights and latest melanoma research findings via thought-provoking discussions, workshops and presentations. This conference will pave the way for new collaborati ..read more

Event Details When: 15 September 2023 Where: University of Technology, Sydney Register here CREST will be hosting a FREE face-to-face workshop at the University of Technology, Sydney for consumer/community representatives working with CTGs. This workshop is a great way for consumers/community representatives to gain insight into how health economics fits with clinical trials and the role it plays in making health care available, in particular pharmaceuticals and medical services. For more information and to register, please visit the event page. If you have any questions, please don’t ..read more

When Lisa, Jenny and Vikki immigrated to Australia in their younger years, they had no idea that the outdoor lifestyle they embraced would lead to a melanoma diagnosis later in life. As melanoma patients and residents of Far North Queensland, they now understand the importance of early detection, which is why they have joined the early detection melanoma clinical trial, IMAGE, at FNQH Skin Cancer Centre Cairns. Lisa’s story Lisa immigrated from Northern Ireland in 1974 when she was three years old. Coming from a cold and damp country, Lisa was encouraged to take advantage of the Australian ..read more

Event Details When: 2 – 4 August 2023 Where: Perth Register here On 2 – 4 August, 2023 the national medical oncology profession will gather in Perth, Western Australia for the Medical Oncology Group of Australia’s 44th Annual Scientific Meeting. This year’s theme is Frontiers in Cancer Care. Across major plenary sessions, symposia, highlight and breakfast sessions the Program will feature several international presenters and focus on Breast, Genitourinary, Gastro-Intestinal and Head and Neck cancers; with additional sessions on Challenging Toxicities and Sarcoma Management, Equity in Cance ..read more