Kate Webber

Dr. Kate Webber is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University and a Medical Oncologist at Monash Health. She specializes in gynaecological and breast cancers, cancer survivorship, and patient-reported outcomes research. She holds leadership roles, including stream lead for gynaecological cancer clinical trials and deputy chair of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Survivorship Group. Dr. Webber earned her PhD from UNSW (2016) and completed medical training at St George and Prince of Wales Hospitals. She has led over 30 clinical trials and co-chaired the Cancer Institute NSW eviQ Medical Oncology Reference Committee (2019–2023).

Education:

• PhD, University of New South Wales (2016)
• FRACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (2010)
• B.Sc(Med) MBBS (1st Class Honours), University of New South Wales (2002)

Research Focus: Her work concentrates on cancer survivorship care models, patient-reported outcomes, and lifestyle interventions. Current projects include integrating real-time patient-reported outcomes into routine care and optimizing survivorship care plans.

Recent Trends in Articles: Her publications analyze disparities in cancer survivorship across urban/rural settings, impacts of lifestyle interventions on breast cancer outcomes, and barriers to supportive care in lung cancer. Recent work also addresses vaccine hesitancy in chronically ill patients and implementation of digital health tools for symptom monitoring.

Awards:

• Best oral abstract (2014)
• Cancer Research Award (2013)
• United Medical Protection Prize in Health Law and Ethics (1999)

Teaching & Leadership: Oversees medical oncology advanced training at Monash Health and leads projects like the Engage initiative to empower childhood cancer survivors. She collaborates internationally on trials such as ENGOT-EN20 and XPORT-EC-042 for endometrial cancer therapies.