cancer
Cervical cancer rates staying low: AIHW
Cervical cancer cases and deaths in Australia remain very low by international standards, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The report, Cervical screening in …
MSD melanoma drug listed
A new treatment for advanced melanoma which has seen significant media attention is now available in Australia.
Council urges Aussies to consider bowel cancer
The Australian Government’s “revitalised” National Bowel Cancer Screening Program could save 90,000 Australian lives over the next four decades if at least 60% of eligible people participate in the program, …
MA calls for better cancer drugs access
Medicines Australia and medicines industry representatives have appeared before the Senate Inquiry into the availability of new, innovative and specialist cancer drugs in Australia, calling for improvements to create an …
Cancer drug delays not due to PBAC processes
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has spoken out against a perception that delays in access to the listing of cancer (and other) medicines are due to PBAC processes. PBAC informed …
What makes melanoma cells so aggressive?
KU Leuven researchers have zeroed in on what makes cancer cells in melanoma so aggressive – and succeeded in taming the effect in cell cultures. Melanoma is notoriously quick to …
Childhood cancer survival rates growing
Childhood cancer survival has increased in Australia by 6% over recent decades, but one in five kids affected will still die within five years, new Cancer Council figures have revealed. …
Huge support for new cancer medicines to go on PBS
New findings released by Newspoll show overwhelming support for access to new cancer medicines through the PBS for Australian patients. Newspoll found 97% of Australians strongly support the subsidisation of …
Patients dying in cancer drugs wait: MA
Australian cancer patients don’t have time to wait for access to new cancer drugs, says Medicines Australia. In its submission to the Senate Inquiry into the availability of new, innovative …
Do Aussies take melanoma seriously?
Many people understand that melanoma is a frequently diagnosed cancer in Australia – but most underestimate how serious the disease is. “There’s a general misconception about the severity of melanoma …
Samford Chemmart promotes ovarian cancer awareness
Chemmart Pharmacies are raising awareness of ovarian cancer this February, wearing teal and offering teal manicures as part of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. “Raising awareness and in turn funds for …
Compression stocking customers: think lymphoedema
While many Australians know somebody who lives with lymphoedema, a far smaller number of people actually know what the condition is called, or understand that a persistent swelling is something …