cancer
Clinical tips: Sun care and skin cancer
Consumers can do with guidance on looking out for skin changes, write Dr Esther Lau and Professor Lisa Nissen Do you know your ABCDEFG …? Australia has the highest rate …
World news wrapup: 9 November 2017
Pharmacist faces charge of dad’s murder; testicle display slammed; UK woman facing possible death penalty over tramadol tablets Guildford, Surrey: A pharmacist has faced Court on a murder charge after …
PPI-stomach cancer link highlighted
ASMI has issued a statement saying consumers can be confident in the safety profile of OTC proton pump inhibitors A study published in Gut has shown that people who regularly …
Survey reveals suncare myths
Australians are becoming “increasingly misinformed” about sunscreen, new research has showed Latest statistics from Cancer Council’s National Sun Protection Survey, presented at the World Congress of Melanoma, show that only …
Why filters are not “safer”
Filters: a cigarette engineering hoax that harms both smokers and the environment Filters were engineered to make cigarettes taste better, and seem safer. from www.shutterstock.com Kathryn Barnsley, University of Tasmania …
New light shone on skin cancer
The most likely Australian to have skin cancer is a Queensland man over the age of 55, new research has found Scientists from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have for …
Gardasil 9 now on the NIP
The Government has announced free access for young people to the improved HPV vaccine From 2018, Gardasil 9, which protects against nine HPV strains (up from four) will be offered …
The week in review
It’s been a week for official announcements in community pharmacy If you’ve been wondering what to do with your leftover low-dose codeine stock next year when these products are upscheduled, …
A deadly concoction
A Victorian man has been self poisoning with around 17.32mg of cyanide daily in a bid to fight cancer Apricot kernel is a “commonly taken extract” used for a range …
ASMI defends vitamin B
ASMI has expressed its support for B vitamin supplements following suggestions it may increase cancer risk This statement comes in response to research based on data from more than 77,000 …
Alternative medicine doubles risk of cancer death
New research shows shunning conventional cancer treatment in favour of alternative therapy more than doubles the risk of death Researchers from the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) …
Clinical tips: men and cancer
Jarrod McMaugh takes a look at how pharmacy can best engage with men on the topic of cancer Pharmacy is often regarded as the most accessible health destination in Australia. …