How Fibre Reduces Risk of Bowel Cancer
Here is a great video on how resistant starch, a type of fibre, can protect you against bowel... Read More
‘Why I support the GI Cancer Institute’
Earlier this year, we received the letter below from Gail, one of our donors. She described how three... Read More
‘The doctor would like to see you’
Time stopped at 3.51pm on a sunny day in December last year. “Mrs Watson, the doctor would like to... Read More
Changing lives the Gutsy way
Now in its fifth year, the Gutsy Challenge has changed the eating habits of more than 13,000 children,... Read More
GI cancers – top killers in Australia
Cancer has surpassed heart disease as the biggest killer in Australia. According to the World Health Organisations’s (WHO)... Read More
Personalising bowel cancer treatment
Dr Danielle Ferraro always wanted to be a doctor and a family member’s cancer battle ignited her interest... Read More
Fear of cancer recurrence study
Almost all cancer survivors worry from time to time about the possibility of their cancer returning. For some... Read More
Cancer made me stronger
Julie Marker was a fit, active, 45 year-old when first diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2001. With no... Read More
Cooking and golfing for cancer
Alberto Marchetto has always loved cooking and sharing his Italian heritage, but he never dreamt that he would... Read More
Run for research
Pictured: Dirty Birds’ Sarah, Fiona and Gemma, had a blast running in the Color Run for GI cancer... Read More
Cancer groups unite
The GI Cancer Institute is one of the 16 cancer groups that came together for the first time... Read More
Giving hope and time to families
Pictured – Polly (left) and her sister Pena (right) Mark lost his battle with oesophageal cancer in only 3... Read More
Nina’s Quest is closer to a cure
It was a year in the planning and Nina’s Quest for a Cure exceeded the Felice brothers’ expectations... Read More
Club Industry Gutsy Challenge Golf Day a hit!
The heavens may have opened up 4 holes before the end on the beautiful Camden Lakeside golf course,... Read More
Fremantle Hospital gets gutsy for GI Cancer
In January, the staff at the Upper GI & Vascular Surgical Ward (B8 South Ward) at Fremantle Hospital,... Read More
Animal Box packs a wild lunch
Christine Morrison and Stephen Sue are legends in their own lunchbox – or more to the point, the... Read More
Aspirin study receives funding
The ASCOLT study, which will test if aspirin can reduce the recurrence of bowel cancer and improve survival... Read More
Update on AGITG Activities for 2013
The AGITG aims to achieve better health outcomes for patients by researching important clinical questions. Our research looks... Read More
Dr Ferraro receives Kristian Anderson Award
The AGITG is proud to announce Dr Danielle Ferraro as the recipient of the Kristian Anderson Award, which... Read More
Engaging with the community
For the first time, the GI Cancer Institute launched a series of three community forums in Melbourne, Adelaide... Read More