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• ANTI-CTLA-4

  Therapies such as IPI (Ipilimumab) and Yervoy, that act to put the brakes on tumor growth by becoming an immune booster. It blocks a protein called CTLA-4 that acts as a brake on T cells, the soldiers of t…

• Surgical Oncologist

  A doctor who performs biopsies and other surgical procedures in cancer patients.…

• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan

  For a PET scan, the patient is injected with glucose that contains a radioactive atom. The cancer cells in the body will absorb the radioactive sugar. The camera will then capture the areas of radioactivit…

• Community Fundraisers

  Help us raise funds that will enable our staff and volunteers to continue to provide essential free specialist support services to melanoma patients nationally. You can fundraise as an individual or as par…

• Trefoil Guild Fundraiser

  A heartfelt thank you to Trefoil Guild for hosting the "Cuppa in the afternoon for Cancer" and raising funds for Melanoma Patients Australia.…
  

• Quickway – City2Surf

  Every year Quickway participate in the Sydney City2Surf to raise funds for a cause that has in some way affected one of their employees. Team Quickway ran 14km as part of this year’s Sydney City2Surf Vir…
  

• Lone Star Riders

  Congratulations Daniel Roduner and Dwayne Kelly, for breaking the Guinness World Record and raising awareness and funds for melanoma support and research.…
  

• Professor Georgina Long AO

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• Patient-Centred Care: Highlights from the APAA Summit 2026

  From a New National Chronic Conditions Framework and Progress Towards a Patient-Centred HTA, the 2026 APPA Summit was an inspiring event.…
  

• Dr Kathy Bond

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• Margie Austin

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• Annie Miller

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