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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · May 4

Welcome Vanessa Barry, Cure Cancer’s New CEO! 🎉

Her passion for social impact makes her the ideal leader to drive our mission forward—funding Australia’s brightest emerging researchers to prevent, detect & treat cancer. We’re excited for the future under her leadership. 🔬

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · May 1

💙 Read Natalie’s story and help spread the message: early detection and research save lives.
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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · May 1

“If we don’t keep funding research, people like me won’t have options. We need better treatments, earlier detection, and more awareness.”

Her story is a powerful reminder to listen to your body, take screening seriously—and support research that can save lives.

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · May 1

Now, Natalie is courageously sharing her story to raise awareness and push for earlier detection and better outcomes. “Bowel cancer doesn’t discriminate,” she says. “It can happen to anyone.”

She knows firsthand that awareness alone isn’t enough—we need answers.

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · May 1

🌟 Natalie’s Story: Living with Bowel Cancer 🌟

At just 39, Natalie Phong was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer—despite having no symptoms, no family history, and feeling completely healthy. What started as mild abdominal pain turned into a life-changing diagnosis.

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Apr 14

Supported by Cure Cancer funding, Prof Nikola Bowden has helped develop melanoma treatments that reached clinical trials—now, she’s determined to do the same for ovarian cancer.

Let’s support her work 💜 You can donate to research like hers here: www.curecancer.com.au/ovarian-cancer (3/3)

Donate to ovarian cancer research

Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, making it challenging to treat. In Australia alone, approximately 1,500 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, and tragically, aroun...

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Apr 14

She’s using cutting-edge technology to fast-track potential new treatments—one of which is set to enter clinical trials this year! Inspired by a friend’s ovarian cancer journey, she’s dedicated her career to improving survival rates for women with this lethal disease. (2/3)

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Apr 14

🔬 Turning old drugs into new hope for ovarian cancer. Prof Nikola Bowden from The University of Newcastle is leading groundbreaking research to repurpose existing medicines for treatment-resistant ovarian cancer (1/3)

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Apr 11

We’re incredibly proud of the achievements of brilliant Cure Cancer-funded researchers like @aruthak.bsky.social, who was recently awarded the NHMRC Science to Art Award for his digital image of a skin cancer.

Please join us in congratulating him & his team on this new research! 👏 (4/4)

Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Apr 11

By creating digital maps of ovarian tumours and analysing them computationally, @aruthak.bsky.social and the team are identifying patterns that can help predict which patients will respond to treatment — bringing us one step closer to personalised, life-saving care. 🧬 (3/4)

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Apr 11

Their recent tissue-imaging research reveals how the tumour environment, metabolic activity,& immune cells influence patient survival. This groundbreaking work can pave the way for new therapies for one of the deadliest cancers affecting women and people with ovaries today. (2/4)

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Apr 11

🎉New cutting-edge research on ovarian cancer 🎉
Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, often detected too late & with few treatment options. But thanks to the work of The University of Queensland's A/Prof @aruthak.bsky.social, Naomi Berrell & their team, there’s new hope on the horizon (1/4)

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Mar 25

Support life-saving breakthroughs today. 💜🔬

📖 Read Francine’s inspiring story:
www.curecancer.com.au/blog/prof-fr...

#OvarianCancer #CancerSurvivor #ResearchSavesLives #CancerResearch (4/4)

Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Mar 25

Ovarian cancer is a silent killer. With no early detection test and limited treatment advances in decades, survival rates remain devastatingly low. Research is the key to changing this. (3/4)

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Mar 25

10 years later, she’s a survivor, a mum, and a passionate advocate for ovarian cancer awareness. But the reality is heartbreaking: most diagnosed at the same time as her didn’t make it. (2/4)

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Mar 25

💚 “I still have scars that will never go away.”

At just 31, Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer—despite being so young and living a healthy lifestyle. (1/4)

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Prof Francine Marques @fzmarques.bsky.social · Mar 14

Next month marks 10 years of my stage 3 #ovariancancer diagnosis 🙏

I recently had the honour to share my story with @curecancer.bsky.social, via the work my colleague and friend Dr @jessholien.bsky.social is leading in this area

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‘I still have scars that will never go away’: Prof Francine Marques’ ovarian cancer story

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Mar 6

This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re standing with the trailblazing female researchers and survivors fighting to change the future of ovarian cancer

Read more about the work of inspiring women like Dr @jessholien.bsky.social, Dr Emily Colvin & Prof Caroline Ford www.curecancer.com.au/blog/womens-...

Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Mar 5

🎗️ That’s why we need more research, better treatments, and early detection methods. To support cutting-edge research, head to: curecancer.com.au/ovarian-cancer (4/4)

Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Mar 5

🔬 Until recently, with the introduction of target therapies, ovarian cancer patients received treatment that has largely remained the same for many decades. Even after going into remission, cancer recurrence is common for survivors. (3/4)

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Mar 5

👩‍🔬 Ovarian cancer is often called the silent killer because symptoms are vague and easily dismissed. Unfortunately, the 5-year survival rate for ovarian cancer is only 49% and many patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage, where their odds of survival are even lower. (2/4)

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Mar 5

💚 This #WomensHistoryMonth, let's raise awareness of ovarian cancer, the deadliest cancer affecting women and people assigned female at birth in Australia. (1/4)

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Feb 24

These researchers are pushing the boundaries of science, but they can’t do it alone. Your support fuels life-saving discoveries.

💛 Donate today and help fund the next breakthrough in cancer research: curecancer.com.au/donate-to-sk...

#SkinCancer #Melanoma #CancerResearch

Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Feb 24

Dr Kelly Brooks: Investigating new treatments for uveal melanoma, a rare but aggressive melanoma affecting the eye

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Cure Cancer @curecancer.bsky.social · Feb 24

Prof Nikola Bowden: Leading research into personalised diagnosis and treatment for advanced melanoma patients

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