Thank You for Your Support!
Thank you message from Dr Lorraine Chantrill – Chair, GI Cancer... Read More
Welcoming Dr Sarah Hayes Translational Research Coordinator
Dr Sarah Hayes recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute in the new Translational Research Coordinator role. HOW... Read More
Cancer researchers call for you to join them on their coastal adventure
The adventure you’ve been searching for in 2022 could be closer than you think. Oncology Dietitian Belinda Steer and... Read More
Spotlight on Liver Cancer
It is safe to say that we are all familiar with our liver, with it being the second... Read More
Welcoming Rebekka Thompson-Jones as Communications Manager
Rebekka recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute as Acting Communications Manager covering Erin Burgess’s parental leave. HOW... Read More
Welcoming Alanna Melvin as Communications Coordinator
Alanna recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute as Communications Coordinator. HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK IN... Read More
NEW TRIAL OPENS: RoLaCaRT-1
A new surgical clinical trial comparing robotic surgery to keyhole surgery for people with colon cancer has just... Read More
New Normal Same Cancer
This can’t wait until the worst of COVID is over. Help us share this message... Read More
Consumer Advisory Panel: Call for Expressions of Interest
The Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG) and GI Cancer Institute are seeking Expressions of Interest from people impacted... Read More
MindOnLine: A mindfulness program for people with breast, bowel or prostate cancer
Researchers at Deakin University are inviting people who have finished treatment for prostate or bowel cancer to participate... Read More
Sarah’s fight for funding
Today is GIST Awareness Day. It also marks Sarah McGoram’s 25th year of living with Gastro-Intestinal Stromal... Read More
Should the Age of Bowel Cancer Screening be Lowered?
With a rise in the number of colorectal cancer cases in people younger than 50, a US-based independent... Read More
How Screening Saves Lives
Over 15,400 people will be diagnosed with colorectal, or bowel, cancer this year, but a third will not... Read More
The 2021 Cholangiocarcinoma Idea Generation Workshop
The third Idea Generation Workshop was held virtually on Friday 14 May, facilitated by Associate Professor Lara Lipton... Read More
Meg’s story
Like many new mums, Meg had started to notice changes in her body. She was tired, losing weight... Read More
The Future of GI Cancer Research
As we celebrate our 30th anniversary, we acknowledge that there is still work to be done to achieve... Read More
Impact Spotlight: The GAP trial
A small trial that made a big difference for people with pancreatic cancer The GAP study challenged the prevailing... Read More
Impact Spotlight: The CO.17 trial
A breakthrough in advanced colorectal cancer treatment In the early 1990s, there was only one treatment available for advanced... Read More
Battling the Elements for Gutsy Glory
Written by Melanie Manuel It was a cold, foggy and exceptionally windy Saturday morning when our... Read More
Impact Spotlight: The INTEGRATE trials
Improving survival for people with stomach cancer Clinical trials are constantly evolving as new insights come to light. The... Read More