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Nursing patients with brain cancer - 'it strips people back'

Charlotte Mitchell - 24-09-2021

For two neuro-oncology nurses, seeing the devastating impacts that brain cancer has on a person is a challenging part of their job. But being able to provide continuous, consistent

 
Women are waiting too long for breast reconstruction

AAP - 24-09-2021

A survey of women diagnosed with breast cancer reveals many are waiting too long or paying thousands for a breast reconstruction after a mastectomy.

 
Prescribed exercise is a critial treatment for cancer survivors, says new campaign

Nicole Madigan - 15-09-2021

People with prostate, breast and lung cancer will be the focus of a new campaign, aimed at raising awareness of the benefits of physiotherapy for survivors, during treatment

 
Breast Cancer Network Australia is again calling on tradies for breast cancer battle

AAP - 14-08-2021

Support and advocacy organisation Breast Cancer Network Australia is again calling on tradies across the country to support its annual fundraising drive.

 
Cancer treatments didn't falter in Australia during 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns

HealthTimes - 06-08-2021

Australian cancer patients kept up their pharmaceutical treatments during last year’s COVID-19 lockdowns, a big data study from UNSW Sydney shows. The findings,

 
Coping with loss as a nurse - 'their memory drives me forward'

Charlotte Mitchell - 26-07-2021

Inspiration and courage are two words that Adjunct Professor Sally Sara draws on a lot when talking about her experience as a prostate cancer specialist nurse.

 
The grief of nursing - 'it never gets easier'

Charlotte Mitchell - 21-07-2021

For breast cancer nurse Kerry Patford, the death of any patient is always hard - but the loss of a young mother is especially devastating. “I particularly

 
Blood test for personalised cancer treatment

HealthTimes - 07-07-2021

A blood test to help guide the treatment of oesophageal, stomach and bowel cancers will be evaluated in a new Flinders University trial set to get underway. The

 
Adelaide researchers fight deadly childhood cancer

AAP - 05-07-2021

Adelaide oncologists will use $2.4 million of funding to investigate the causes and treatments for the deadliest and most common solid tumour in young children.

 
Asbestos-related cancer patients will soon be able to buy discounted cancer drug

AAP - 23-06-2021

Patients fighting the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, will soon be able to buy immune system-boosting drugs at a fraction of their retail cost.

 

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