Afaf Girgis: a leading Australian cancer researcher

Member of the month23/11/202023/11/2020

In 1969, a nine year old Egyptian girl with not a word of English arrived on Australian soil. 51 years later, that little girl has become one of Australia’s leading researchers in cancer survivorship and psycho-oncology and is this month’s CONCERT member of the month.

Team of the month: Medical Oncology Department, Wollongong Hospital

Research team of the month24/06/202024/06/2020

Exciting changes are happening in medical oncology across Wollongong and Shoalhaven hospitals. Driven by the Head of the Medical Oncology Department, Dr Lorraine Chantrill, these changes are seeing an increased focus on research with the aim of improving outcomes for cancer patients in the future.

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CONCERT_TCRC @ConcertTcrc·

2 Dec

Well done @PeiNi_Ding!

Tara Roberts@DrTaraLRoberts

@ConcertTcrc @CancerSPHERE https://twitter.com/drtaralroberts/status/1333936923547561984

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Cancer Institute NSW@cancerNSW·

1 Dec

Working together to lessen the impact of cancer in NSW. Learn about the NSW Cancer Plan, and why it is important in driving cancer control in our state: https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/what-we-do/nsw-cancer-plan

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Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre @ACSC_PeterMac·

2 Dec

🆕Our December newsletter is out! What a year to celebrate our 10th year anniversary. Despite everything, our goal remains the same - producing quality resources and education for #cancersurvivors and health professionals. Read our updates here http://mailchi.mp/666d0f3487df/acsc-newsletter-november2020

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CONCERT_TCRC @ConcertTcrc·

2 Dec

She truly is a talented researcher.

Minoti Apte, OAM@ApteMinoti

Thank you IIPA. It is a privilege to work with such talented people! @InghamPostdoc @InghamInstitute @swsydUNSW https://twitter.com/InghamPostdoc/status/1333582802919428096

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CONCERT_TCRC @ConcertTcrc·

2 Dec

Our annual showcase is on next week: December 11th. We have a great line up including updates from our grant recipients: Dr Kara Vine Perrow @DrKLVine Dr Gabriel Gabriel & Dr Kate Wilkinson. Go to https://www.concert.org.au/event/concert-showcase/ for more information or https://bit.ly/3fVyZdE to register

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