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Prof Kelly-Anne Phillips

Consultant Medical Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; NHMRC Leadership Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council; Honorary Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Professor Kelly Phillips is Co-Lead of Breast Medical Oncology at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, an NHMRC Leadership Fellow, and a Lancet Breast Cancer Commissioner. In 2025 she was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in recognition of her leadership in women’s health. Her work centres on targeted breast cancer prevention, with a strong focus on translating evidence into accessible, real-world care. She has led the development of digital services that support GPs to enable healthy Australian women at increased risk of breast cancer to access evidence-based medications that halve their risk.

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