Event Topic:
Most of our webinars in the past have focused on topics relevant to adults with a primary brain tumour (tumours and cancer that start in the brain) and their family/carers. While we will be continuing our regular monthly webinar series, we are planning to also include some webinar topics that address the unique challenges associated with secondary brain tumours (also known as brain metastases), when a cancer from another part of the body (for example breast cancer, melanoma, lung cancer) spreads to the brain.
In this Q&A session, facilitated by Prof Kate Drummond (Neurosurgeon), you will hear from Dr Joe Sia, a Radiation Oncologist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and Associate Professor Andrew Davidson, Neurosurgeon at Royal Melbourne Hospital.
They will provide some background information on brain metastases, why we consider the treatment of brain metastases differently to treatment of a primary brain tumour, when and how radiation therapy or neurosurgery might be used to treat brain metastases, and how the treatment of the secondary brain cancer fits into the overall treatment plan for the primary cancer.
Our panel will also do their best to answer YOUR questions on this topic, so if there’s something about radiation or surgery treatment for brain metastases (secondary brain cancer) that you would like to ask, please include it when you register to attend this webinar.
About our host and panel members:
- Professor Kate Drummond is a neurosurgeon and Director of Neurosurgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Kate also leads the team that developed Brain Tumours Online.
- Dr Joe Sia is a Specialist Radiation Oncologist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, focusing on the treatment of brain and intracranial tumours. He did his medical training in New Zealand and radiation oncology training in Australia and holds a laboratory-based PhD in tumour immunology from the University of Melbourne.
- Associate Professor Andrew Davidson is a neurosurgeon at Parkville Neurosurgery. He works at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and Melbourne Private Hospital, and is the neurosurgical lead for the Victorian Gamma Knife Centre at Peter Mac.
Please note: these webinars are for education purposes only and should not be taken as individual medical advice. Consult with your healthcare team to find out what approach is best for you.
Webinar recording:
The webinar was recorded live on 28th November 2025. The recording is now available to watch. If you have any feedback about the video, or have topics to suggest for future webinar, please complete this short webinar video feedback survey.