World Cancer Day On Monday 4th February, MediStays joins a global movement of communities sharing World Cancer Day. World Cancer Day aims to raise awareness of the differences in access to cancer detection, treatment and care across our communities. World Cancer Day was started by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) who state “access to…
Engaging rural and regional communities with supportive care in cancer – a lifeline for country patients In Australia, we are fortunate to have access to some of the best cancer treatments in the world. Major discoveries, such as immunotherapy, provide new treatment options for Australians diagnosed with advanced and aggressive cancers, such as melanoma. Advanced…
Dr Fiona Hegi-Johnson raising breast cancer awareness In this month’s MediStays blog we celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness month and chat to Dr Fiona-Hegi-Johnson. Fiona is a Radiation Oncologist specialising in the care of women diagnosed with breast cancer. She works at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, at the Parkville (city) and Moorabbin campuses.…