Professor Fran Boyle is a highly experienced medical oncologista doctor who specialises in the study, diagnosis and treatment of cancer who specialises in the areas of breast cancera disease where abnormal cells split without control and spread to other nearby body tissue and/or organs and melanomaa type of cancer that develops from melanocytes, which are the cells that produce pigment generally in the skin (but can develop in other areas of the body). She is passionate about making advances in this field and her practice focuses on researching new treatments as well as developing care and communicationHow we talk to each other; how we share our knowledge, what we know with each other..
Prof Fran Boyle is a medical oncologista doctor who specialises in the study, diagnosis and treatment of cancer at North Sydney’s Mater Hospital where she is Director of the Patricia Ritchie Centre for Cancer Care and Research. She is also a professor at the University of Sydney where she is heavily involved in structuring the medical oncologythe study, diagnosis and treatment of cancer teaching program. For over 20 years, Fran has been involved in setting up clinical trialsresearch studies performed to test new treatments, tests or procedures and evaluate their effectiveness on various diseases, supportive care and psychosocial research in breast cancer. She has previously chaired the Board of Breast Cancer Trials, and contributes to clinical trial development nationally and internationally through Breast Cancer Trials and the International Breast Cancer Study Group.
Fran’s dedication to improving the understanding of metastatic disease, improving access to new therapies, and involving breast care nurses in cancer care, led to her founding Australia’s Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance. In 2008, Fran was awarded Membership of the Order of Australia for her contributions to breast cancer research, education, policy and advocacy.
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