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Superhero-inspired hospital shirt helps sick kids

AAP - 14-06-2021

The inventor of a superhero-inspired hospital shirt hopes Chris Hemsworth will help him get one to every sick kid in Australia. A Sydney tradie

 
New figures suggest that prostate cancer diagnoses is too slow

AAP - 14-06-2021

New data shows the average Australian man is diagnosed with prostate cancer only when markers in his blood are more than double the threshold for concern.

 
Australian researchers discovered a miracle drug for melanoma

AAP - 03-06-2021

Australian researchers have identified a new immunotherapy drug that could treat melanoma and a variety of cancers, potentially saving millions world-wide.

 
Report shows bowel cancer deaths could rise after COVID

AAP - 31-05-2021

A 15 per cent drop in colonoscopies between January and September last year could lead to almost 2000 additional deaths from bowel cancer in Australia.

 
Early detection of ovarian cancer possible but prognosis remains unchanged

HealthTimes - 17-05-2021

Researchers in the UK have established that although a method of screening can detect ovarian cancer early and before women develop symptoms, it does not translate into saving

 
Cancer link to a rare form of cancer from breast implants

AAP - 10-05-2021

Sixteen Victorian women have developed a rare form of cancer from breast implants, prompting authorities to issue an urgent public health warning.

 
A new hope for bowel cancer patients

AAP - 03-05-2021

A study has found chemotherapy drugs delivered via tiny nanoparticles direct to the diseased organs reduced both the size and number of cancerous bowel tumours.

 
"Excellent news": TGA approves drug for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

Charlotte Mitchell - 03-05-2021

Experts have welcomed the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s approval of XTANDI (enzalutamide), an oral once-daily therapy delivering significant benefits for patients

 
Integrating a patient's perspective into their cancer care: the final frontier

Charlotte Mitchell - 09-04-2021

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) may be the key to finally putting patients at the core of personalised cancer care delivery, say Australian experts. Published

 
Cancer gene discovered for deadliest breast cancer

HealthTimes - 31-03-2021

Perth researchers discover new cancer-causing gene and protein which creates highly aggressive hard to treat breast cancers. A novel cancer-causing

 

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