Dr Catherine Shannon is Senior Medical Oncologist at the Mater Cancer Care Centre, Director of Medical Oncology Clinical trials unit, a member of Mater Research’s Clinical Research group and Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. She is the Principal or Co-investigator on a number of Phase I, II and III clinical trials in breast and gynaecological cancer. She is currently on the Executive Committee of the Australian Society of Breast Disease and member of the Breast cancer advisory panel for Cancer Australia.
Dr Shannon has a special interest in the management of breast cancer in young women and pregnant women and has published in this field. Dr Shannon recently started a private practice at the Mater Cancer Care Centre in South Brisbane. Her research publications include the molecular genetics of synchronous gynaecological tumours and neoadjuvant therapies for breast cancer. Dr Shannon acted as Chair at the committee for writing endocrine therapy guidelines for the management of advanced breast cancer.
