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Welcome to Episode 23 of The Oncology Podcast's Experts On Point series, brought to you by The Oncology Network. 

Liver cancer is currently the seventh deadliest cancer in Australia. Liver cancer mortality rates in Australia continue to grow faster than any other cancer. Incidence rates 3 times higher among men than women and the survival rate is just over 20 per cent.

Our Host Rachael Babin chats to Associate Professor Eleonora Feletto about efforts to transform Liver Cancer Control in Australia.  

Eleonora leads the Gastrointestinal Cancers Policy and Evaluation Stream at the Daffodil Centre. Her current work focuses on the prevention and early detection of colorectal and liver cancer in Australia and overseas.

We hope you enjoy listening.

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Welcome to Episode 14 in our Experts On Point podcast series brought to you by The Oncology Podcast. 

Our Host Rachael Babin chats to radiation oncologist Eugene Koay and medical oncologist Lizzy Smyth, both of whom were international guest speakers at the AGITG meeting in November 2022.

Will AI replace radiation oncologists? Eugene gives our listeners the low down on the latest AI developments, big data, dose escalation and radiomics.

Lizzy talks our listeners through treatment options for patients with operable gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma, a recap of international collaborative research projects, surgery free approaches in upper GI cancers.

There’s so much analysis and quite a few giggles packed into this short episode, we hope you enjoy listening.

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The Oncology Journal Club - Delivering Oncology News Differently

The Oncology Podcast, brought to you by The Oncology Network, is proud to present Episode 66 in our series The Oncology Journal Club.

Today’s episode is an ASCO 2022 Special… Craig Underhill talks to Jeannie Tie about all things ctDNA. Jeanne talks us through the dynamic trial… an overnight success only 12 years in the making.

You’ll find links to all the papers, bios and Twitter handles in the notes on our websites. For regular news and podcast updates, we invite healthcare professionals to join us at oncologynetwork.com.au.  It's free and it’s a fantastic way to support the OJC.

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The Oncology Journal Club - Delivering Oncology News Differently

The Oncology Podcast, brought to you by Oncology News Australia, is proud to present Episode 13 in our series The Oncology Journal Club,  the first of our ESMO Special Episodes.

This week we are back after a short break whilst the team enjoyed a fantastic virtual ESMO – today’s episode is the first of three special ESMO editions.

In this first episode, the team select papers that caught their eye in a wide range of specialty areas, we chat  to Lizzy Smyth about the practice changing GI presentations and Hans give us his thoughts on Supportive Care. 

We also have some controversial questions from a very special international contributor, a true cult figure in the oncology world, so you are in for a entertaining and informative episode.

Next week's Special ESMO Episode will feature Ben Solomon discussing Lung Cancer, Maria Bourlon on GU highlights and Phillippe Aftimos on Phase 1 trials so watch out for this one!

With the usual top quality banter, papers you won’t hear of anywhere else and expert analysis from our Hosts, you are in for another great episode of The Oncology Journal Club!

Full bios and the list of all papers discussed are available on our website.

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The Oncology Journal Club - Delivering Oncology News Differently

The Oncology Podcast, brought to you by www.oncologynews.com.au, is proud to present the next episode of The Oncology Journal Club.

This week's episode is hosted by Professor Eva Segelov from Monash University. Eva is joined by Dr Craig Underhill from Albury-Wodonga and Professor Hans Prenen from Belgium.

• This week Professor Eva Segelov  gets us started with a presentation on assessing the value of abiraterone and enzalutamide in advanced prostate cancer.
• Hans interviews Professor Fotios Loupakis exploring "what's important in BRAF mutated colon cancer" and has the Quick Bites this week.
• And Craig presents a couple of fascinating papers on breast cancer - the first on the monarcHER phase 2 trial on hormone receptor-positive, HER2-positive advanced breast cancer. The second is on the FAST-Forward trial on hypofractionated breast radiotherapy.

We hope you enjoy another entertaining episode of The Oncology Journal Club. As ever, the links to all the papers discussed today are available below.

As ever, the links to all the papers discussed today are available in the notes on our website.

About The Oncology Journal Club

We have taken an old concept and updated it with a new format. In each episode a team of expert contributors will review topical journal papers and studies presented at key meetings to help keep you informed of the latest developments on the go.

For the latest oncology news visit www.oncologynews.com.au and for regular oncology updates for healthcare professionals, please subscribe to The Oncology Newsletter.

The Oncology Podcast - An Australian Oncology Perspective