The National Child Cancer Network, Child Cancer Foundation and Massey University are thrilled to announce the launch of a joint new initiative, the Child Cancer Counselling Network. The Network aims to increase the ability of whānau impacted by childhood cancer to access specialised counselling support in...
The National Child Cancer Network (NCCN) is excited to announce the arrival of Dr Gemma Pugh to the team as NCCN Research Lead. Gemma has worked as an academic researcher for the last six years, mainly in the UK. She has a PhD in Behavioural...
The Precision Paediatric Cancer Project (PPCP) is a ground-breaking study which provides a more hopeful outlook for Kiwi kids diagnosed with rare forms of cancer. The project, led by Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Dr Andy Wood, began in 2018 and is the first of its kind in...
ANZCHOG (Australian and NZ Children's Haematology and Oncology Group) has provided updated advice for paediatric oncology and BMT patients during COVID-19. ...
At the recent Bone Marrow Transplant Tandem meeting Starship Blood & Cancer Centre featured in the top four centres for CIBMTR (Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research) performance again as a result of outstanding audit results. Well done to the CRAs and broader...
Are you interested in applying for a fellowship role at Starship Blood and Cancer Centre (SBCC) in 2021? If so get in touch with Service Clinical Director Mark Winstanley MWinstanley@adhb.govt.nz. https://tas-adhbrac.taleo.net/careersection/1/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=AUC08344...
NCCN has produced some information for families of children who are at higher risk of catching measles. This is particularly relevant for children undergoing chemotherapy. For general measles information for Starship families refer to the Starship Clinical Guidelines. ...
Version 5.0 of the COG LTFU Guidelines has just been released. Since 2003, the COG LTFU Guidelines have been integral to directing the long-term follow-up care provided by COG institutions for survivors of childhood, adolescent, and young adults cancers. There are significant changes to Version 5.0...
Dr Rob Corbett has been a key member of the child cancer community since he arrived in Christchurch in the mid 1990s. He was sole paediatric oncologist there until joined by Dr Michael Sullivan when the Christchurch and Dunedin services amalgamated around 2000. Rob was very active...
New “childhood cancer and education” pages (for teachers and family /whānau) have gone live on the KidsHealth website: This has been a joint initiative led by National Child Cancer Network (NCCN) and Child Cancer Foundation, working closely with the team at KidsHealth. This is foundation piece...