Medical Oncology
How we can help you
We provide care to people with cancer who are living in the community or staying in our Hospital. Our team of medical specialists use the latest research. We work with cancer care coordinators, radiation oncology, palliative care and nursing to provide holistic care for our patients.
We provide:
- Chemotherapy - medicines that destroy cancer cells.
- Immunotherapy - a treatment that helps your immune system fight cancer.
- Hormonal therapy for cancers that grow in response to your body’s hormones. This treatment uses synthetic hormones to block your natural hormones. This helps to reduce the size and slow down the spread of the cancer.
- Targeted therapy - medicines that work on specific features of cancer cells to stop it growing and spreading.
We provide chemotherapy services to people living in the community through our Haematology Oncology Day Centre (HODC). Here we provide short stay treatments and patient education. Our senior nursing staff will work with our specialists to deliver your treatment.
Our medical specialists see new patients and review the progress of current patients in our outpatient clinics located in the Cancer Care Centre, St George Hospital.
If you need higher dose chemotherapy or more supportive care, you may need to stay in our Hospital. We have a ward on level 7A of the Acute Services Building, St George Hospital.
Our medical oncologists include:
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Medical Oncologists |
Sub-specialty interests |
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Dr Julia Chen |
Breast, Genitourinary |
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Dr Tracey Dunlop |
Lung, Central Nervous System (CNS), Breast |
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Dr Carole Harris |
Breast, Genitourinary |
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Dr Hussein-Soudy Hussein |
Lung, Head and Neck, Melanoma |
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A/Prof Chee Lee |
Lung, Clinical Trials, Gynaecology |
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A/Prof Winston Liauw |
Upper and Lower GI, Liver, Peritonectomy |
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Dr Jennifer Lim |
Neuroendocrine |
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Dr Jodi Lynch |
Breast, Gynaecology |
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A/Prof Katrin Sjoquist |
Upper and Lower GI, Neuroendocrine |
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Dr David Thomas |
Upper and Lower GI, Neuroendocrine, CNS, Melanoma |
| Dr Angelina Tjokrowidjaja | Upper and Lower GI, Gynaecology |
If you live in the South East Sydney region and have a suspected or confirmed cancer you may be referred by your local family doctor or a medical specialist to use our services. Please request your doctor to send us your referral letter together with all relevant test results.
Once we have received a completed referral, we will send you a confirmation appointment letter, which will tell you when and where your appointment is and what information you should bring with you.
If you need to change or cancel your appointment, please call us on (02) 9113 3943 or (02) 9113 3909.
- Current Medicare card or Veteran Affairs card
- Any Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card or Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card
- Insurer details (e.g. workers compensation, public liability or third party)
- Your private health fund membership card if you are currently insured with a private health fund
- Recent X-rays or medical images and their reports, if applicable
Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us by telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.
We are a teaching hospital and student doctors or nurses may be involved in your care and supervised by senior staff during your visit. You have the right to say no. If you do so, this will not impact in any way on the services we will provide. We will discuss with you any research projects or clinical trials that are relevant to your condition and whether you would like to participate.
If you would like to support our services and research visit https://southerncancercare.com.au/
Phone: (02) 9113 3943 / (02) 9113 3909 / (02) 9113 1570
Fax: (02) 9113 3913
Email for Referrals: SESLHD-StGeorge-CancerCareCentreReferrals@health.nsw.gov.au
Email for Non-Urgent Enquiries and Appointment Changes: SESLHD-STGCancerCare@health.nsw.gov.au
a/Head of Department: Dr Tracey Dunlop
Nurse Unit Manager: Jane Hlambelo
Monday to Friday 8.00am to 5.00pm.
The Cancer Care Centre St George Hospital can be entered via Chapel Street Kogarah or via a corridor to the left of the Gray Street entrance of the main hospital.
Haematology Oncology Day Centre (HODC) and Clinics are co-located in the Cancer Care Centre, St George Hospital.
Inpatient Oncology Ward is 7A, on level 7 of the Acute Services Building, St George Hospital.