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Gene patents: an error in law, a community burden and a limitation on research - Professor Bernard Stewart, approaching the issue of gene patents as a cancer researcher and a lawyer, sees disadvantage for all if such patents are upheld.

Issue 5, September 2010

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Gene patents: “Discoveries not inventions”

Gene patents: “Discoveries not inventions”

Patents are designed to protect the commercial interests arising from an invention, not a discovery. Discoveries are part of the natural world and are there for all to explore and utilise.... more >

eviQ: the evolution of cancer treatments online

eviQ: the evolution of cancer treatments online

Since its birth as CI-SCaT in 2004, eviQ, the Cancer Institute NSW web-based portal of evidence based cancer treatment, has grown to being used in over 90 per cent of all Australian cancer centre... more >

Awareness, accessibility and adaptability of eviQ information and treatment protocols in clinical practice

Awareness, accessibility and adaptability of eviQ information and treatment protocols in clinical practice

The future is exciting in the field of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer care with the inclusion of this specialty in the Cancer Institute NSW cancer treatments online website, eviQ.... more >

Developing and assessing treatment algorithms for the management of lung cancer in NSW

Developing and assessing treatment algorithms for the management of lung cancer in NSW

The Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit of the Cancer Council NSW was commissioned by the Cancer Institute NSW to develop clinically relevant algorithms for the treatment of lung cancer in NSW. Thi... more >

Identifying markers to predict a patient's response to therapy

Identifying markers to predict a patient's response to therapy

In his first job as a research assistant to Professor Bernard Stewart, Dr Daniel Catchpoole was introduced to childhood cancer research. Like many scientists, Daniel is drawn by the thrill of dis... more >

Training the next generation of radiation oncologists

Training the next generation of radiation oncologists

Growing up in New Zealand's Waikato District, Professor Peter Metcalfe was the smallest boy in school and relied on the safety his best friend – the biggest kid in school – provided. ... more >

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