cancer
Cancer patients seek practical advice
One in three Queensland callers to Cancer Council’s 13 11 20 needed practical assistance following a cancer diagnosis, new data shows. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift says the trend …
Men encouraged to “Play Peeball for Prostate”
The AFL Coaches’ Association has launched a new Men’s Health Week initiative to encourage men to take control of their health, teaming up with Chemist Warehouse to have men “Play …
Smoking a growing cause of female cancer death
Smoking is responsible for an increasing proportion of cancer deaths in NSW women and lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as the largest cause of female cancer death, new …
Victorians score best in three-dose HPV vaccine coverage
Victoria is leading the nation for full three-dose coverage of the HPV vaccine among 15-year-olds, new figures reveal. New figures by the National HPV Vaccination Program Register show that for …
Less women participating in BreastScreen program
Less women are screening for breast cancer, new data show—and so the Cancer Council is encouraging all eligible Australian women aged 50 to 74 to consider participating in the free …
Cancer Council welcomes easier meds access for hepatitis, HIV patients
Patients with chronic hepatitis B and HIV will be able to access their medicines more easily under changes welcomed by Cancer Council Victoria. The federal government changes will allow medicines …
Cancer trials app launched in Victoria
Cancer clinicians can now access the latest information on clinical trials underway in Victoria from their smartphone, following today’s launch of the Victorian Cancer Trials link mobile application for Apple …
Melanoma treatment to be PBS-listed
MSD has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer – advanced melanoma – will be able to access the company’s anti-PD1 immunotherapy …
TOAD trial shows increased prostate cancer survival
Australian researchers have discovered that men with incurable prostate cancer, but without symptoms, who received immediate hormone treatment on the TOAD trial, had an increase in survival over those who …
More Aussies screening for bowel cancer
Australians are participating in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program at a higher rate, according to a report released today by the AIHW. Of the 1.4 million people aged 50, …
Action needed to cut prostate cancer deaths
Prostate cancer is the fourth most common cause of male deaths and more must be done improve survival rates, by detecting it early. Prostate cancer has the dubious distinction of being fourth most …
Colorectal cancer treatment shows benefit
An Australian-led global study investigating a treatment for colorectal cancer has shown the treatment provides significant benefit, a major gathering of oncologists have been told.