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Melanoma: look after the skin you're in

HealthTimes - 02-03-2017

Melanoma remains one of the top four cancers affecting Australians each year. During Melanoma March*Cancer Australia is calling on Australians to better protect their skin

 
Bowel Cancer Australia says colonoscopy waiting times could cost lives

AAP - 27-02-2017

Ninety per cent of bowel cancer cases are treatable when detected early but Bowel Cancer Australia says colonoscopy waiting times could be costing lives.

 
Australian women have a poor understanding of ovarian cancer

AAP - 22-02-2017

A survey shows Australian women have a poor understanding of ovarian cancer, with almost 70 per cent not knowing there are symptoms for the deadly disease.

 
Researchers found genetic landscape of a rare type of pancreatic cancer

AAP - 16-02-2017

Australian researchers have discovered the genetic landscape of a rare type of pancreatic cancer that they hope will lead to better diagnosis and treatment.

 
Top risk factors and their associated cancers

AAP - 03-02-2017

A new report on cancer trends in Australia shows the most common cancers are also the most preventable. Top Risk Factors And Their Associated Cancers[subscribe]

 
Some SA nurses will be trained to provide colonoscopies

AAP - 03-02-2017

The number of people seeking colonoscopies in South Australia is expected to rise so some nurses in the state to will be trained to perform the procedure.

 
Deaths from melanoma have peaked in Australia

AAP - 31-01-2017

By 2050 the death rate from malignant melanoma will have decreased but the number of people dying from the disease will have increased, new modelling shows.

 
Bondi beachgoers risk of skin cancer

AAP - 18-01-2017

More than 9800 Australians are expected to die from melanoma in the next five years, with the number being drawn in sand at Bondi Beach on a sweltering day.

 
Blood cancer death rates in Australia is increasing

AAP - 18-01-2017

Greater awareness and research is urgently needed to stop the rising number of Australians dying from blood cancer, says The Leukaemia Foundation.

 
NSW trial of medicinal cannabis to treat chemotherapy patients

AAP - 05-12-2016

The NSW government is hoping to recruit up to 330 people for a world-first trial testing the use of medicinal cannabis to treat chemotherapy patients.

 

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