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Prostate Cancer Month: Focus on the TROG Genitourinary Working Party

To mark Prostate Cancer Month in September, we asked Chair of the TROG Genitourinary (GU) Working Party, Professor Wee Loon Ong, to share insights about ...
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Events

TROG members and staff celebrate World Radiotherapy Awareness Day

LATEST NEWS: 24 September 2025 TROG Cancer Research staff and many TROG Members celebrated World Radiotherapy Awareness Day (WRAD) throughout September, helping to spread the ...
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Trials

TROG brings international prostate cancer trial to Australia, thanks to $1.9 million MRFF grant

LATEST NEWS: 24 September 2025 TROG is set to open the Australian arm of an international trial that aims to change practice in the treatment ...
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Expanded access to radiation therapy Talking Book to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers

LATEST NEWS: 16 September 2025 A ‘Talking Book’ which explains radiation therapy cancer treatment in a culturally-appropriate way for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers ...
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Welcome to new TROG committee members and thank you to long-serving members

LATEST NEWS: 26 August 2025 The TROG Scientific Committee (TSC) has welcomed two new members, from the fields of radiation therapy and radiation oncology, supporting ...
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Trial publications

TROG 15.03/ANZUP 16001 FASTRACK II: economic analysis shows new technique is cheaper and more effective in the Australian setting

TRIAL UPDATE: 12 August 2025 Treating inoperable kidney cancer with Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR) is both more effective and less expensive than traditional ablative ...
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World Lung Cancer Day: Focus on the TROG Lung Working Party

TROG WORKING PARTY IN FOCUS: 31 July 2025 To mark World Lung Cancer Day on 1 August, we asked Deputy Chair of the TROG Lung ...
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Trials

TROG 21.07 SOCRATES HCC Trial Expands Outreach

TRIAL IN FOCUS: 29 July 2025 We’ve extended the TROG 21.07 SOCRATES HCC trial recruitment period and are now seeking participants for the trial which ...
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Major milestone for BIG 3-07/TROG 07.01 DCIS Study

TRIAL UPDATE: 29 July 2025 A large international study focusing on radiation therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast has reached a ...
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TROG Members

Member in Focus: TROG Scientific Committee Chair A/Prof Hien Le

MEMBER IN FOCUS: 29 July 2025 A/Prof Hien Le is a radiation oncology staff specialist at Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH)  and consults at multiple Icon Cancer ...
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Events

Five questions about the inaugural World Radiotherapy Awareness Day: 7 September

LATEST NEWS: 24 July 2025 The inaugural World Radiotherapy Awareness Day will be celebrated on 7 September 2025, to bring all professionals working in the ...
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Trial publications

New paper outlines protocol for important TROG 20.01 CHEST-RT lung cancer trial

TRIAL UPDATE: 15 July 2025 The TROG 20.01 CHEST-RT trial is set to add to the evidence about whether radiation therapy could be a safe ...
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