Media Release: Federal Budget research funding welcomed by Rare Cancers Australia
May 16, 2024
Rare Cancers Australia (RCA) welcomed the Federal Government’s budget announcement this week,…
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Rare Cancers Australia (RCA) welcomed the Federal Government’s budget announcement this week,…
Read more arrow_forwardPeak cancer body, Rare Cancers Australia, has co-authored a pre-Budget submission of…
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The peak body for rare cancers in Australia welcomes two new members…
Read more arrow_forwardOver the past two decades, our ability to rapidly obtain genomic information on an individual and their cancer has led to a dramatic shift in how we can diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent cancer, leading to an era of precision oncology.
Read more arrow_forwardRare Cancers Australia, and an army of peak cancer organisations, call on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) to expand access to the breakthrough PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor class of medicines for the more than 3,500 Aussies who would benefit.
Read more arrow_forwardOver 650 people will be descending on Thredbo this week (15th & 16th March) to take on Australia’s highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, in a charity challenge to raise awareness and vital funds for rare and less common cancers.
Read more arrow_forwardRare Cancers Australia has welcomed a recent approval by the TGA of the Novartis targeted therapy drug Tafinlar + Mekinist, which has proven to be effective in treating an extremely rare form of cancer mutation called BRAF 600E.
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“When I was diagnosed, we didn’t know what to do, who to…
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Waking up one morning with blood in his mouth, Tristan knew something…
Read more arrow_forwardWhen her daughter was just three years old, Lillian was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer.
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