Welcome to the VCCC Alliance
The VCCC Alliance is a powerful partnership of 10 leading research, academic and clinical institutions, working together to fundamentally reshape the way we tackle cancer.
Through strategic, structured collaboration we drive change at a system level. Our innovative, integrated approach helps accelerate the translation of cutting-edge scientific evidence into better outcomes for people affected by cancer.
LATEST UPDATES
04 May 2023
Victorian Precision Oncology Summit 2023: Collaboration the key to access personalised testing
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Events and Opportunities
Hybrid (in person and online live stream) | 9.00am–4.30pm | 07 Jul 2023
Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancers: For Primary Healthcare Practitioners
Join a panel of experts led by Professor David Wiesenfeld for a one-day symposium to raise awareness of oral and oropharyngeal cancers, and learn about the crucial importance of early diagnosis.
Discover how multidisciplinary care for patients diagnosed with these cancers can improve outcomes and s…
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Discover how multidisciplinary care for patients diagnosed with these cancers can improve outcomes and s…
Closing Date: 5:00 pm, 13 June 2023
2023 Picchi Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research
The VCCC Alliance is proud to partner once again with the Picchi Brothers Foundation for the 2023 Picchi Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research.
Up to three $10,000 prizes recognising outstanding cancer research will be awarded to PhD students from across the VCCC Alliance member organisations an…
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Up to three $10,000 prizes recognising outstanding cancer research will be awarded to PhD students from across the VCCC Alliance member organisations an…
Leadership Academy Series | Webinar | 6.00–7.00PM | 20 Jun 2023
Leadership Academy Series: Cancer care for people from migrant and refugee communities
Undeserved communities face many additional roadblocks when it comes to getting the cancer care and treatment they need. Ms Siri Gunawardana and Dr Joyce Jiang discuss what they are, and the steps we can take to change that.
This VCCC Alliance Leadership Academy series of webinars aims to introduce…
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This VCCC Alliance Leadership Academy series of webinars aims to introduce…
Symposium | Hybrid | All day | 23 Jun 2023
6th VCCC Alliance Postdoctoral Symposium: Advances in Cancer Research
This one-day in-person and virtual Symposium will showcase the latest developments in basic, translational, and clinical cancer research.
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Our Members
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Peter Mac is Australia’s only integrated cancer research, treatment and education centre, with multidisciplinary teams that provide care informed by precision in fundamental, translational and clinical research.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Health) provides high-quality cancer treatment programs, translational research, and surgical and medical expertise, as well as other key support services such as clinical care and emergency medicine.
University of Melbourne
Australia’s first ranked research university and medical school, the university provides academic and research expertise to the alliance.
The Royal Women's Hospital
The Women’s provides specialist cancer services for women with breast and gynecological cancer and conducts research into the treatment and care of women with cancer, as well as the specific impacts of gender on cancer.
WEHI
WEHI is one of Australia’s leading biomedical research organisations, with a strong national and international reputation for performing highly influential basic and translational research.
The Royal Children's Hospital
The Children’s Cancer Centre is the only provider of complex children’s cancer care and stem cell transplantation in Victoria and is a leader in the research and treatment of childhood cancer.
Western Health
Western Health is the largest provider of treatment for colorectal cancer and a leader in the treatment of upper gastro-intestinal cancers with programs in breast, lung, genitourinary, gynaecology and haematological cancer.
Western Health has on-site radiation therapy and chemotherapy facilities and has a strong palliative care service.
Western Health has on-site radiation therapy and chemotherapy facilities and has a strong palliative care service.
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne | St Vincent's Institute
A leader in palliative care practice and complex cancer surgery, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne also provides oncology and haematology services, on-site radiation therapy and chemotherapy facilities, in addition the hospital houses the Victorian-wide psycho-oncology service.
The hospital shares its campus with St Vincent's Institute, which has fundamental and clinical researchers working on mechanisms of cancer and diseases of cancer survivorship.
The hospital shares its campus with St Vincent's Institute, which has fundamental and clinical researchers working on mechanisms of cancer and diseases of cancer survivorship.
Austin Health | Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute
The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre at Austin Health provides world-leading specialist treatment and holistic care including clinical trials both independently and in partnership with the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI) – a leader in the development of experimental and breakthrough cancer treatments only metres from where patients are cared for.
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
The MCRI is a leader in understanding the underlying mechanisms and treatment of paediatric cancer and is home to the Children’s Cancer Tissue bank; a world class resource for researchers studying rare solid tumours and leukemia.