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Dr Emma-Kate Carson
MB BCh BAO, FRACP, Medical Oncologist
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Clinical interests in breast cancer, skin cancer, cancer survivorship, supportive care, clinical trials and teaching.
Dr Emma-Kate Carson is a Medical Oncologist with special interests in breast cancer, skin cancer, cancer survivorship, supportive care and clinical trials. Dr Carson completed her medical degree at Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland and is currently doing a PhD at The University of Sydney, researching sleep disturbance in people with breast cancer. She completed her oncology training at Liverpool Hospital and St Vincent’s Hospital.
She is an active member of the Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Meeting at Campbelltown Hospital. She is a member of Breast Cancer Trials Group and is passionate about providing evidence-based care to her patients.
She has a keen interest in teaching, completing a Clinical Teaching Fellowship Program at The University of Sydney, and is a Clinical Lecturer at The University of Sydney and conjoint lecturer at Western Sydney University.
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- Emma's research interests include symptom management, supportive care, and clinical trials.
- Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP)
- Breast Cancer Trials (BCT)
- Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG)
- Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)
- Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA)
- Carson, E. K., Dhillon, H. M., Vardy, J. L., Brown, C., Nunes-Zlotkowski, K. F., Della-Fiorentina, S., ... & Kiely, B. E. (2024). Telehealth cognitive behaviour therapy for the management of sleep disturbance in women with early breast cancer receiving chemotherapy: a feasibility study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(6), 375.
- Carson, E. K., Vardy, J. L., Dhillon, H. M., Brown, C., & Kiely, B. E. (2021). Relationship between sleep disturbance, symptoms, and alcohol use in breast cancer survivors attending Sydney Cancer Survivorship Clinic. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29, 6233-6242.
- Carson, E. K., Dear, R. (2019). Advanced Breast Cancer: Updated approach to systemic therapy, Australian Journal of General Practice, Volume 48, Issue 5, 241-336, 15-30.
- Carson E. K., Segara, D., Parker, A., Middleton, K., Gray, C., O’Toole, S., Coates, A., Mann, B., Lindeman, G., Tilley, W., Lim, E. (2018). The WinPro Study: A window of opportunity study of endocrine therapy with and without prometrium in postmenopausal women with early stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, Abstract Cancer Research, Feb 2019, Volume 79, Issue 4 Suppl, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Texas USA, Dec 2018
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