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Perkins WA Comprehensive Cancer Centre gets WA Government funding, stamp of approval
By Richard Schoonraad | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Centre News, Cancer Program, Community, Media Releases, News & EventsWestern Australia will get its own truly comprehensive cancer centre, similar to those in other States and internationally, with the WA State Government confirming funding for the Perkins WA Comprehensive…
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New research: Slowing the spread of brain cancer
By Alicia Bienkowski | Brain, Brain Cancer, Cancer, Cancer, Cancer 200 Ride, Disease Area, Lab, News & Events, Research Area, Systems Biology and GenomicsA new study involving researchers from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research has uncovered a potential way to slow the growth and spread of one of the deadliest forms…
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1000 Walkers take to the Streets for Women’s Cancer Research
By Richard Schoonraad | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Cancer Program, Community, Events, Media Releases, News & Events, Ovarian Cancer, Perkins Events, Walk for Women's CancerMore than 1000 Walkers hit the pavement this morning for the New Town Toyota Walk for Women’s Cancer, taking place at Riley Oval at UWA Crawley. The Walk benefits women’s…
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The Perkins reaches major milestone in delivery of a Comprehensive Cancer Centre for WA
By Richard Schoonraad | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Centre News, News & EventsThe Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research (the Perkins) is pleased to advise that we have now reached a very significant milestone in progressing the development of the Perkins WA…
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Lowering cancer drug dose could open tumours to immunotherapy
By Alicia Bienkowski | Brain, Cancer, Cancer, Disease Area, Lab, Media Releases, Melanoma Discovery, Melonoma, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Systems Biology and GenomicsGroundbreaking research undertaken at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth has shown that administering anti-cancer drugs at a hundred-fold lower dose than standard protocols could improve the…
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1000 walkers raise over $1.45m for women’s cancer research
By Richard Schoonraad | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer, Disease Area, Events, Fundraising, News & Events, Ovarian CancerTaking steps to reduce the devastating impact of cancer on women. Fast Facts On average 69,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in Australian women each year. One in two…
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“Google map” of ovarian tumours reveals cancer cells control who gets into their neighbourhood
By Richard Schoonraad | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer and Cell Biology, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genome Biology and Genetic Diseases, Lab, News & Events, Ovarian Cancer, Research, TumoursPerth researchers find some ovarian cancer cells appear to tell immune system to stay away. “Spatial transcriptomics reveals discrete tumour microenvironments and autocrine loops within ovarian cancer subclones” published in…
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Predicting immunotherapy effectiveness in late-stage liver cancer
By Richard Schoonraad | Cancer, Cancer, Funding, Immunotherapy, Liver, Liver Cancer, Liver Cancer, Liver Disease, Liver Disease, News & Events, ResearchBlood test could hold key to identifying who will respond to immunotherapy after researchers discover biomarkers in liver cancer tissue. Liver cancer researchers at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical…
