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Emeritus Professor John Forbes AM is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the School of Medicine and Public Health within the College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing at the University of Newcastle. He holds a Master of Surgery from the University of Melbourne, MBBS, and FRACS qualifications. Internationally renowned for his work in breast cancer prevention and treatment, Professor Forbes served as Professor of Surgical Oncology at the University of Newcastle and Director of Surgical Oncology at Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital until his retirement from clinical practice in 2016. As founder and Research Director of the Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group (ANZBCTG), he coordinated Australia's first multi-centre trial in 1978 and oversaw more than 49 protocols covering prevention and all stages of breast cancer treatment, securing continuous NHMRC Project Grant support since 1979 and producing over 600 publications. His research interests encompass breast cancer clinical trials, adjuvant endocrine therapy, aromatase inhibitors, tamoxifen, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, quality of life in cancer treatment, and molecular markers for personalized medicine.