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Email

pescho@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-9495-9543

Prof Penelope Schofield

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology

330 Scholarly works
27 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Breaking down barriers: exploring mental health beliefs and help seeking in older adults
    DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2026.2631444
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Interventions to improve help seeking for older adults living in the community with mental illness: a mixed methods review protocol
    DOI: 10.1186/s13643-025-02959-0
  • 2025

    Journal article

    762MO Clinical whole genome and transcriptome sequencing for cancer of unknown primary: An Australian prospective observational study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2025.10.1177
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Super-Next: Complete Genome Profiling for Cancer of Unknown Primary
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Super-Next: Complete Genome Profiling for Cancer of Unknown Primary
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Super-Next: Complete Genome Profiling for Cancer of Unknown Primary
  • 2013

    Journal article

    Massively-parallel sequencing assists the diagnosis and guided treatment of cancers of unknown primary
    DOI: 10.1002/path.4251
Penelope Schofield

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2010
NHMRC nominated and sponsored representative Science meets Parliament 2010 NHMRC
2010
NHMRC Achievement Award NHMRC
2010
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)
2009
Best of the Best Conference Presentation Clinical Oncology Society of Australia

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Solving unknown primary cancer with earlier diagnosis - the SUPER-ED trial: study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to support earlier diagnosis for people presenting with malignancy of undefined primary origin
    DOI: 10.1186/s12885-025-13506-4
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Co-Designing a Quality of Life Survey for Mesothelioma: Qualitative and Cognitive Interview Findings
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.07.004
  • 2025

    Journal article

    An Online Treatment Decision Aid for Men with Low-risk Prostate Cancer Eligible for Active Surveillance and Their Partners Increases the Uptake of Active Surveillance: The Navigate Randomised Controlled Trial
    DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2025.02.004
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Oncologist and General Practitioner Perspectives of Shared Care for Colorectal Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Study
    DOI: 10.1002/pon.70223
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Cost-utility Analysis of Navigate, a Treatment Decision Aid for Men with Prostate Cancer and Their Partners, in Comparison to Usual Care
    DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2024.08.005
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Smartphone App-Based Psychoeducation for Caregivers of People with Dementia in Vietnam: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
    DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S551994
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Challenges, knowledge, and skills required for family caregivers of older adults with dementia: a qualitative study in Vietnam
    DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2526929

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2020

    Internal Research Grant

    Super-Next: Complete Genome Profiling for Cancer of Unknown Primary

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