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Liver cancer deaths and diagnosis rates have climbed over the past three decades

AAP - 09-04-2019

Liver cancer deaths and diagnosis rates have climbed over the past three decades, prompting calls for better screening programs for high risk Australians.

 
BCNA welcomes labor's pledge to reduce the financial toxicity of cancer

HealthTimes - 05-04-2019

Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) welcomes the Federal Opposition’s pledge to reduce out-of-pocket costs for Australians with cancer. The $2.3 billion

 
Study finds nearly half of prostate cancers in Australia are over-diagnosed

HealthTimes - 20-03-2019

An Australian-first study led by Bond University on the Gold Coast has found that at least 41 per cent of prostate cancers detected by commonly performed screening tests are

 
Australians with advanced bladder cancer may be able to access a drug to be subsidised nationally

AAP - 25-02-2019

Australians battling bladder cancer will be able to access a drug to be subsided on the national Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to treat the life-threatening illness.

 
Men who eat more saturated fats are at greater risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer

AAP - 07-02-2019

A Melbourne-led study has uncovered a link between prostate cancer and consuming saturated fatty acids. Men who eat more saturated fats are at

 
Research shows Aussies slack on skin cancer checkups

AAP - 24-01-2019

Two in three Australians will be diagnosed with some form of skin cancer before they are 70, but less than half are getting regular skin checks, research shows.

 
An expensive lung cancer drug added to PBS

AAP - 21-01-2019

A drug that helps patients suffering lung cancer has been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Australians with lung

 
Study uncovers community misconceptions about what causes childhood cancer

HealthTimes - 17-01-2019

A new study by UNSW medical researchers sheds light on an understudied area – community beliefs into what causes childhood cancer. Most

 
A global study shows bowel cancer deaths to increase

AAP - 10-01-2019

A global study predicts death rates from rectal cancer will increase in Australia by almost 60 per cent by the year 2035. Death rates from a

 
A revolutionary cancer treatment therapy has been approved for use in Australia

AAP - 19-12-2018

Children battling leukemia and adults fighting aggressive lymphoma will have access to a new revolutionary treatment after its approval for use in Australia.

 

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