Clinical Network Blog - Cancer Council Victoria

Low survival cancers funding

Thursday 17 May 2018

Research into low survival cancers received a boost in March, with an announcement of $2.5 million from the Victorian Government and Cancer Council Victoria to investigate cancers with a five year survival of less than 50%.

Clinical Network news

Tuesday 24 April 2018

Click through to view recent updates relating to Cancer Council Victoria's annual review, upcoming events and a set of new clinical trial resources.

Promotion and Awareness of Cancer Clinical Trials (PACCT) - patient stories

The Clinical Network have launched a series of short videos, these were funded by the Ian Potter Foundation as a way to increase awareness and understanding of cancer clinical trials. Each video can be found on the Victorian Cancer Trials Link Website.

New medical treatment decision-making laws

A reminder that the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 commenced Monday 12 March 2018.

Clinical Network news

Find out about the latest news from Cancer Council Victoria, including the release of new Victorian cancer statistics, showing lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women.

The Victorian Government have released the Victorian cancer plan monitoring and evaluation framework and the MRFF have awarded funding to rare cancers research including to some of our Clinical Network members.

Take a look at our new website and national ad campaign. Also, we want to hear from you about the changes we have made to the Victorian Cancer Trials Link Website (VCTL).

Clinical Network highlights in 2017

As 2017 is drawing to a close we would like to thank all our Clinical Network members for their support and contributions to an array of projects. Here is a snapshot of our work highlights in 2017.

Clinical Network news

Friday 16 June 2017

Find out about what the Clinical Network have been up to over the last few months. Read More

Clinical Network highlights in 2016

Wednesday 21 December 2016

Our Clinical Network members who volunteer their valuable time and expertise, are vital to how we affect change. They support our work through contributions to submissions, advisory groups, research projects, event planning and presentations. Our members also provide expert advice to the Cancer Council by reviewing our cancer resources and through media commentary. We have summarised the highlights of Clinical Network activity for 2016. Read More

Clinical Network news

Thursday 15 December 2016

Find out about what the Clinical Network have been up to over the last few months. Read More

Clinical Network news

Monday 10 October 2016

Find out about what the Clinical Network have been up to over the last few months.

Clinical Network news

Wednesday 3 August 2016

Find out about what the Clinical Network have been up to over the last few months.

Discussing death and dying: Advance care planning

Wednesday 25 May 2016

The Discussing death and dying advance care planning event - a collaboration between Cancer Council's Clinical Network and the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer.

How the law impacts on cancer care and the responsibilities of cancer clinicians

Monday 23 May 2016

A range of legal frameworks impact on the delivery of cancer care in Victoria. A lively multi-disciplinary medical and legal panel discussed the complexities at an educational event for health and legal professionals.

2016-17 State Budget Summary

Wednesday 27 April 2016

It's Budget time again and today we welcome the Victorian Government's commitment to improving cancer survival rates through investment in clinical research and health infrastructure.

The latest news from the Clinical Network

Thursday 24 March 2016

2016 is well underway and has been a busy time for the Clinical Network. Over the last few months we have made some changes to our structure and have been working on a number of significant initiatives that affect cancer care. Read on to find out that's been happening.

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