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In the news: Low vitamin D linked to food allergies

05 Mar 2013


Chief Cancer Officer and CEO Cancer Institute NSW Professor David Currow responds to new reasearch linking vitamin D deficiency with food allergies in infants. He advises parents of the continued importance of protecting their children from harmful UV rays... more >

Opportunity for consumer members on Cancer Institute NSW advisory committees

Apply by: 28 Feb 2013


The Cancer Institute NSW is committed to meaningfully including people affected by cancer in all aspects of cancer control by harnessing their valuable expertise to inform grants, policy and activities. Involving consumers in strategic committees is increasingly being recognised as best practice nationally and internationally... more >

Unmasking the deadly secrets of pancreatic cancer

25 Oct 2012


Garvan Institute of Medical Research: A large-scale study, supported by the Cancer Institute NSW, that defines the complexity of underlying mutations responsible for pancreatic cancers in more than 100 patients was published in Nature today... more >

Illawarra Cancer Centre awarded for improving cancer care

19 Oct 2012


A team of health professionals at the Illawarra Cancer Care Centre has been recognised for their work which has revolutionised how chemotherapy medication is prescribed and administered, making treatment safer for the Centre’s patients... more >

Information for people with cancer of the oesophagus and pancreas

21 Sep 2012


If you have been diagnosed with cancer, there are many things to consider, and questions to ask your doctor... more >

Amy Abernethy and rapid learning cancer care

31 Aug 2012


With the inaugural Innovations in cancer treatment and care NSW conference nearing, special international speaker A/Prof. Amy Abernethy has given us a peek into her busy life as Director of the Duke Cancer Care Research Program and the Centre for Learning Healthcare, Duke Cancer Institute in the USA and her thoughts on rapid learning cancer systems... more >

Working together to improve Aboriginal cancer outcomes

02 Aug 2012


The upcoming Innovation in Cancer Treatment and Care conference will showcase the work of a team of health workers based in the Murrumbidgee, who are working to reduce cancer mortality among Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people... more >

NSW celebrates World No Tobacco Day

31 May 2012


Every year on World No Tobacco Day we’re all encouraged to abstain from use of tobacco, so that makes Thursday a great day to start your quit journey. .. more >

World Cancer Day 2012

03 Feb 2012


How the Cancer Institute NSW is marking this global awareness day in 2012.. more >

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