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Prostate cancer patients trapped in treatment gap

AAP - 08-04-2023

Prostate cancer is Australia's most diagnosed disease and the costliest to treat yet major public and private sector differences mean access to preferred care for many

 
Cancer research funds rise but more needed

AAP - 31-01-2023

Funding for Australian cancer research has more than tripled in the past 20 years but experts say more investment is needed to tackle the nation's leading cause of death.

 
Melanoma vaccine 'not one size fits all'

AAP - 12-01-2023

An experimental cancer vaccine that personalises treatments for patients with melanoma may not be the one-size-fits-all cure, according to Australian experts.

 
Prostate cancer costliest disease to treat

AAP - 17-12-2022

Prostate cancer is Australia's most expensive disease to treat with costs ballooning to $1.35 billion a year. Data from the Australian Institute of Health

 
Fears over wave of breast cancer unfounded

AAP - 08-12-2022

Fears that temporarily suspending breast cancer screening services during the pandemic would create a wave of advanced tumours do not appear to have come true.

 
Half of cancer patients face care hurdles

AAP - 04-12-2022

More than half of Australian cancer patients experience systemic barriers to accessing the care they need, a new report has found. The report, Addressing The

 
Skin cancer advertising blitz launched

AAP - 20-11-2022

A national $10 million summer skin cancer advertising blitz is ready for launch as new research shows Australian men are still not sun smart. Australia has one

 
Australians to have say on new cancer plan

AAP - 03-11-2022

Although Australia has some of the best health outcomes in the world, cancer is still the leading cause of death nationwide. The federal government wants to change that.

 
Aust octopus venom may treat melanoma

AAP - 27-10-2022

An Australian burrowing octopus species has a compound in its venom that could provide a non-toxic treatment for skin cancers, according to a study. The southern

 
New cancer medicines added to the PBS

AAP - 23-10-2022

Cancer medications and a treatment for a rare genetic disease have been added to Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. The newly-listed drugs are used

 

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