AAP - 12-06-2015

Former Australian of the Year, Professor Ian Frazer, has won an international award for co-developing the world's first cervical cancer vaccine.

AAP - 09-06-2015

Women are being urged to watch for signs of bladder cancer, with health experts saying many mistake the illness for a less serious urine infection.

AAP - 04-06-2015

A 15-year study of almost 150,000 people has found those taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs are more likely to survive cancer. Statins could

AAP - 01-06-2015

Doctors say contrary to conventional wisdom, radiation therapy to the whole brain doesn't improve survival, and harms memory, speech and thinking skills.

AAP - 01-06-2015

Four times as many youths now survive cancer compared to decades ago, a US study has found. Modern medicine has made huge strides when it comes

AAP - 29-05-2015

The number of new cases of breast and prostate cancer in Australia has jumped, says global survey for 2013. Lung cancer is the leading cause

AAP - 28-05-2015

A modified version of herpes has been effective against cancer, the first time an advanced-stage trial of the type of drug has shown such positive results.

AAP - 26-05-2015

Very overweight as teenagers are twice as likely to develop bowel cancer in middle age, a study has found. Teenagers who are very overweight

AAP - 21-05-2015

Most Australians don't want doctors linked to drug companies to belong to panels defining diseases, survey finds. Most Australians screened

AAP - 18-05-2015

Dermatologists want to raise the alarm on non-pigmented melanomas after new research confirmed red melanomas are more aggressive than common cancers. Dermatologists