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Australian researchers have developed a new drug to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer

AAP - 17-05-2018

Scientists at the Centenary Institute hope to trial a new drug on triple-negative breast cancer patients in the next three years. Australian

 
Radioactive material, hope for men with advanced prostate cancer

AAP - 09-05-2018

A highly-targeted treatment that uses a radioactive material has delivered some striking early results in men with advanced prostate cancer.

 
Call on on health professionals to prescribe exercise to all cancer patients

AAP - 07-05-2018

The Clinical Oncology Society of Australia is calling on health professionals to prescribe exercise to all cancer patients. Exercise

 
Australian oncologists have been told they can do better to help cancer patients quit smoking

AAP - 02-05-2018

New research shows oncologists can do more to encourage cancer patients to quit smoking during treatment in order to improve their outcomes.

 
New data shows most lung cancers diagnosed too late

AAP - 26-04-2018

Three of the five most common cancers diagnosed in Australia are diagnosed early but this is not the case for lung or bowel cancer, new data shows.

 
Australian scientists may have discovered a new way to treat deadly stomach cancer

AAP - 24-04-2018

A surprise discovery has raised hopes a particular type of immunotherapy may be an effective treatment for stomach cancer. Australian scientists

 
More young Australians are being diagnosed with cancer

AAP - 18-04-2018

A report reveals two to three teens and young adults are diagnosed with cancer every day. An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report

 
People are too busy to participate in the national bowel screening program

AAP - 16-04-2018

Australians aged 50-74 are being encouraged to use the bowel cancer screening test as soon as they receive it in the mail. People are too busy

 
Lung Foundation Australia claims stigma stifling lung cancer research

AAP - 06-04-2018

A lack of empathy towards people with lung cancer is stifling investment into lung cancer research, claims Lung Foundation Australia. It's

 
An Australian-pioneered drug gives leukaemia patients hope

AAP - 05-04-2018

Patients with blood cancers have new hope after two trials found a drug pioneered in Australia showed dramatic life saving benefits. Research

 

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