Medical Oncology

MCCC Tumour Streams The Medical Oncology service is a component of the Melbourne Comprehensive Cancer Centre (MCCC). The service functions within the MCCC tumour stream framework. These tumour streams provide state of the art multi-disciplinary care for patients with cancer. There is close relationship between the Medical Oncology service and those of Palliative Care and Clinical Haematology. The MCCC tumour streams include: Breast cancer Neuro-Oncology Colorectal cancer Upper-gastrointestinal cancer (oesophageal, stomach, pancreas) Skin (melanoma) Uro-oncology (kidney, bladder, prostate and testis) Lung cancer Haematology Gynae-oncology

The Medical Oncology service includes:
 
- Inpatient care
- Outpatient clinics
- Inpatient consultations
- Day centre activity
  (chemotherapy, blood transfusions etc)

Outpatient clinics are multi-disciplinary and sub-speciality based and include:      

- General Oncology
- Breast cancer
- Lung cancer
- Colorectal cancer   
- Upper gastro-intestinal cancers
- Neurological cancers
- Urological cancers 

The service has an international reputation for clinical trials ranging from early phase studies of experimental therapies to participation in multinational Phase III studies.

Medical Oncology
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Grattan Street, Parkville Vic 3050
Victoria Australia

Telephone  (03) 9342 7695
Facsimile   (03) 9347 7508
Director     Mark Rosenthal