Stomach Cancer Awareness: Tonya and Richard’s Story
Tonya and Richard were high school sweethearts. They were brought together by their shared love of music; Richard... Read More
Tonya and Richard were high school sweethearts. They were brought together by their shared love of music; Richard... Read More
November is Stomach Cancer Awareness Month. Stomach cancer is swift, fatal and the five-year survival rate is tragically... Read More
Nadia’s phone rang one day – it was her mother, saying that her father, Valentino, had been diagnosed... Read More
Gill and Tony met in their early twenties. Gill was studying occupational therapy and when she graduated, they... Read More
Trine met Matt Simpson when she was backpacking around Australia in 1998. “I was struck by his positivity,” she... Read More
Associate Professor Nick Pavlakis is used to working under pressure. As a medical oncologist specialising in Gastro-Intestinal (GI)... Read More
Michelle met Bill for the first time in her own backyard. She was living with a friend, who... Read More
Associate Professor Lara Lipton is a medical oncologist working in Melbourne. We spoke to her about the impact... Read More
Two new members have joined our Consumer Advisory Panel this year – oesophageal cancer survivor Geoff Parnell, and... Read More
Although the study dietitian Belinda Steer has developed is called RANDOMS, its impact will be anything but random.... Read More
There is a large unmet need for people with metastatic colorectal cancer when standard therapy fails. Professor Peter... Read More
Elderly patients with advanced colorectal cancer may soon have milder effective treatment options available to them, as a... Read More
With the support of his patients and their families, Medical Oncologist Dr Matthew Burge has been awarded the... Read More
Katie Benton is a dietitian specialising in cancer nutrition. She is a member of the AGITG Upper GI... Read More
The AGITG’s ACTICCA-1 trial is studying the best treatment for patients with biliary tract cancer, known as cholangiocarcinoma. Biliary... Read More
After months in lockdown and working from home, Karina Koch found she had some extra time up her... Read More
The first Australian clinical trial to use stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and modern chemotherapy to treat pancreatic cancer... Read More
On 15 May 2020, the AGITG welcomed Dr Lorraine Chantrill as the new Chair of the organisation. Dr... Read More
At the GI Cancer Institute we have received an outpouring of messages of support for the health professionals... Read More
The GI Cancer Institute has four trials in development, unlocking new treatments for people with GI cancer. RoLaCaRT-1 Using a... Read More