AGITG announces the retirement of Ms Christine McNamee Liddy AO, FAICD, BA
Following on from the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Friday 13 May, AGITG today announces the... Read More
Member Spotlight: Dr Deborah Wright
Dr Deborah Wright is a General and Colorectal Surgeon. Deborah completed her undergraduate medical degree in the UK,... Read More
Welcoming Sukanya Sathyamurthie
Sukanya recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute as Clinical Trials Assistant. How did you come to work... Read More
Professor Trevor Leong awarded NHMRC David Cooper Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Award
AGITG wishes to congratulate Professor Trevor Leong from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre who is the inaugural recipient... Read More
Member Spotlight: Associate Professor Amitesh Roy
Associate Professor Amitesh Roy is a senior Medical Oncologist at Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders Medical... Read More
Oesophageal cancer: Symptoms and Risk Factors
Oesophageal cancer is not as well known as some other forms of cancer, but over 1,400 Australians lose... Read More
Welcoming Cissy Lau as Administration Co-ordinator
Cissy recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute as Administration Co-ordinator HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK IN OFFICE ADMINISTRATION? I returned to work in 2018 after a 17-year break as a housewife. My previous roles were in office coordination and administration. My strength is multitasking, and I enjoy meeting deadlines. BEFORE JOINING... Read More
Anal Cancer: Symptoms and Risk Factors
Anal cancer is when malignant cancer cells form in the tissue in the anus. Anal cancer usually occurs... Read More
What is cholangiocarcinoma?
February is Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month and World Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Day. In everyday life, most... Read More
GI Cancer Institute 2021 Highlights
As our 30 year celebrations come to an end, it’s a great time to look at the amazing... Read More
Grant into Rare Cancer Awarded
New research into rare and neglected cancers to accelerate the pace of new treatment discoveries is always priority... Read More
Community-Funded Grant Awarded to Professor Niall Tebbutt
In October 2021, AGITG awarded the inaugural Gastric Cancer Research Grant (including Linitis Plastica) to Professor Niall Tebbutt... Read More
Meet our New CAP Members
On Friday 26 November, our Consumer Advisory Panel (CAP) met virtually, joining from all corners of Australia... Read More
Our Innovation Grant Winners
The presenting community-funded grants is always momentous occasion, and this year’s Innovation Grant is no exception. This grant... Read More
New trials opening soon
Since 1991, the GI Cancer Institute has been leading practice-changing clinical trials to improve treatments and survival rates... Read More
A Champion for Stomach Cancer Research
In 2013, Trine lost her husband Matt to a rare type of stomach cancer called Linitis Plastica,... Read More
The Innovation Grant: Where your donations go
The GI Cancer Institute Innovation Grant was created to support new research into GI cancer treatments. It is... Read More
Pancreatic Cancer: Symptoms and Risk Factors
https://gicancer.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2021-World-Pancreatic-Coalition-ENGLISH.mp4 Pancreatic cancer... Read More
Stomach & Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
November is Stomach Cancer and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. These cancers are often called the silent killers. They... Read More
Remembering four women lost to pancreatic cancer
The husbands of four women who lost their lives to pancreatic cancer have joined together to raise awareness... Read More