Medical Oncologist and PhD candidate. Affiliated with Wollongong Hospital, and University of Sydney, 🇦🇺. Views my own.

Sydney, New South Wales
Joined March 2012
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🚨Our latest meta-analysis (1st of a 2-part series): - Pts in comprehensive #cancer centers (CCC) have 23% ↓ overall mortality risk compared to non-CCC - Mixed results re time to care/ #pallonc - Look out for our next article on CCCs worldwide Read here👉tinyurl.com/jhadn4ua
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Come and join me as I share reflections on the role of art in the practice of oncology. Excellent panel. Lots of food for thought. Bonus: it will also be a visual feast. #cosa2024
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#CancerSurvivorship We are looking forward to share our road map to ensure that AC2 is sustainable, with continued collaborations with our key stakeholders and to identify funding opportunities to continue advancing cancer survivorship care for people with Chinese backgrounds.
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Great summary of survivorship in Australia - practice and research - by Janette Vardy including opportunities to progress #AC2Forum @survonc
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After months of planning, we are finally kicking off the AC2 Leadership Forum today! AC2 is a project led by the Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University and our partners across Australia, and countries in the Asia-Pacific region. @AusCGHK
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Great to be a part of the AC2 leaders forum in Hong Kong, working towards further collaborations in #CancerSurvivorship care for Chinese speaking populations #survonc @janette_vardy @drcarolynee @chitchadkitchen @rayychan
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This forum will drive pivotal conversations about improving cancer survivorship care for people with a Chinese background, through innovation and cross-cultural understanding. Special thanks to HKU for hosting and NFACR for their support! #AC2Forum #CancerSurvivorship
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Does belonging to multiple disadvantaged groups = worse health? 🤔 My review shows that it does. This is why clinical trials must address intersectionality if we are to properly tackle health inequalities. #ICTMC2024 #PhD #ClinicalTrials #Intersectionality
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Now, lets consider @Erman_Akkus points Point #1. Patients on the control arm get Atezo-Bev or Sorafenib or Lenva-Pembro when they progress, so this will 'affect' OS He has to backwards! You WANT them to get the best care, and you have to PROVE treating earlier is better!
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Concerned about time toxicity affecting your patients? Contribute to research on this topic by responding to a questionnaire at redcap.slhd.nsw.gov.au/surve…
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👀Seeking GP expertise to inform policies and health systems on how to support provision of cancer survivorship in primary care Developed by GPs, for GPs! To take part in our national survey please go to qualtrics.flinders.edu.au/jf… Thank you 🙏 @survonc @PC4TG @COSA_Surviv
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Join us this Friday, 🗓️30 August, 📷 ONLINE, 📷#CALD #chinese focused update on Intimacy Changes in Cancer Survivorship. Live translation in Mandarin too! Register using link: trybooking.com/events/landin…
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Congratulations @LKasherman winner of the young Onc oral prize! Fantastic research with @janette_vardy @Joanne472 @AshMalalasekera @CindyTa09878114 So great to be flying the flag for qualitative research in survivorship and with CALD populations! #MOGA24 @MOGA_ORG
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BMI >40 is equivalent as a LIFETIME risk factor for Endometrial cancer to smoking 5 cigs/day as a risk factor for Lung cancer - @ProfEmmaCrosbie's emphasis on the need for primary prevention in high-risk populations at #ASCO2024 This is a public health concern. @anzgog
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Uterine (endometrial) cancer is a global issue. Connecting with other world leaders in research is critical to improving treatments and outcomes for women with gynaecological cancer across the world.
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🚨Survivorship Care for People affected by Advanced or Metastatic Cancer🚨 💥 MASCC-ASCO Standards / Practice Recommendations now published💥 ‼️ Clinical tools online ‼️ 14 languages (coming soon) Co-published open access: ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.120… and link.springer.com/article/10…
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Multicenter cohort of patients with stage IA p53 abnormal #endometrialcancer without myometrial invasion had 16% risk for recurrent disease with most having distant pattern of recurrence. ijgc.bmj.com/content/34/4/54… @IJGConline @DrAmyJamieson #gyncsm #gynonc
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Early Career Clinicians Workshop “Research is not complete until it’s published and presented” Dr Yeh Chen Lee “The importance of a mentor “to guide and DRAG you through” Dr Silipa Naiquiso * Mentors - we all need them, and also need to become them A/Prof Emma Allanson
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