Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation

To enhance the ability of Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre to achieve better health outcomes for people with cancer by providing funds for the very best facilities, medical equipment, education programs and research initiatives.

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is a world leader in cancer treatment, research and education.

In addition to its world-class research, Peter Mac offers a comprehensive range of world-class cancer services, delivered through multidisciplinary teams of health professionals. Patient care is delivered through specialist clinics based on tumour streams, together with three oncology departments – medical, surgical and radiation – and inpatient and outpatient support services. Peter Mac also provides a range of specialist cancer services including diagnostic imaging, allied health services, pharmacy and research related services such as a tissue bank.

More than 114,000 Australians are diagnosed with cancer each year. 1 in 2 Australians will be diagnosed with cancer by age 85.

Peter Mac is the only Australian hospital that is solely dedicated to cancer, and is the home of Australia’s largest cancer research team. Because of this, we play a critical role in the lives of cancer patients and their families, both in Australia, and around the globe.

Peter Mac is at the forefront of cancer research, and is internationally recognised for its role in accelerating the pace of discovery in cancer. As the largest cancer research site in Australia, Peter Mac plays a lead role in advancing the search for new and better ways to prevent, detect, treat, and cure cancers.

At Peter Mac, a team of 400 cancer researchers are embedded within a hospital environment. This means Peter Mac’s researchers and clinicians are able to work side-by-side and accelerate the translation of laboratory discoveries into treatments for patients.

Peter Mac’s researchers work across all types of cancer. Current cancer research projects include basic research, translational research and clinical trials.

To find out more about the latest research discoveries at Peter Mac, please visit www.petermac.org

The Executive Director of Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation reports to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation Board of Directors.

For a complete listing of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation Board of Directors, please visit http://foundation.petermac.org/board

By leaving a gift to Peter Mac in your Will, you can help us realise our goal to translate discoveries into better outcomes for people with cancer.

When you have done your best to provide for those closest to you, a gift in your Will to Peter Mac will enable you to join with other committed individuals determined to make a real difference to the lives of those touched by cancer.

If you have included Peter Mac in your Will, please let us know so that we can thank you personally. Knowing your intentions also allows Peter Mac to better plan long-term cancer research projects for the future.

Generous supporters who advise us about their intentions to include gifts to Peter Mac in their Wills are invited to join our Friend for Life community. The Friend for Life community is an opportunity to meet others who share your passion for fighting cancer, and to attend special briefings about our latest cancer research discoveries. Rest assured, any information you provide will be treated in the strictest confidence.

The team at Peter Mac would be pleased to help you make an informed decision about remembering Peter Mac in your Will, and would welcome your call on (03) 9656 2700 or freecall 1800 111 440, or email bequests@petermac.org

Your donation will play a vital role in funding life-saving research at Peter Mac.

Your contribution will help provide some of Australia’s brightest cancer researchers with the state-of-art tools and specialised equipment needed to take great leaps forward in our knowledge of how best to fight this group of diseases. Because of this, your generous support will play a critical role in helping us to find new and better ways to prevent, detect, and treat cancer.

There are a wide variety of ways to take action and help fund life-saving cancer research at Peter Mac. To find out more, please visit http://foundation.petermac.org

For information about our latest volunteering opportunities, please email foundation@petermac.org, or call 03 9656 2700.