Liquid biopsy | Cancer Second Opinion

Do you need a liquid biopsy test to find out if you have cancer? Circulating Tumour DNA (ctDNA)

Dr Hawson Genomic Testing, Liquid biopsy, Ongoing monitoring, Targeted therapies March 12, 2018April 22, 2019CanSEEK, ctDNA, False positive, genomics, liquid biopsy

Need a liquid biopsy test? Recent news reports suggest that you do… but do you really? These reports are based on a paper published in Science on 18th January 2018 (including Australian co-authors) proposing that there may well be a

I am registered as a Medical Oncologist, Clinical Haematologist and Palliative Care Physician, and have over 40 years medical experience including as Director of Oncology, Haematology and Palliative Care at large public hospitals in Brisbane, Redcliffe and the Sunshine Coast, as well as in private practice. In 2008 I was awarded Eminent Specialist by Queensland Health and have been an Associate Professor with the University of Queensland since 1993. I have treated a broad range of cancers, including of the breast, bowel, lung, pancreas, prostate and liver. I have contributed to research trials on the most effective cancer treatments, and helped train many cancer specialists. I am particularly interested in mind body wellness and offer medical hypnosis for cancer-related symptoms such as pain and nausea and hot flushes in chemotherapy-induced menopause.