Professor Penelope Schofield

Head of Behavioural Science in Cancer, Department of Cancer Experiences Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute; Professor of Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, Swinburne University; Honorary, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne

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Health & Medicine

Unmasking cancers with hidden identity

Cancer treatment is largely based on where it originates in the body, but when a primary site can’t be found, genomics is helping guide diagnosis and treatment for cancers of unknown origin

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