Treatment: Report lays out radical road map for rare cancers
A radical new report offers the federal government a roadmap for addressing inequitable access to rare and less common cancer treatments....
Research: Gold used in cancer fight
Tiny flecks of gold could be used in the fight against cancer, suggests new research. Scientists at Edinburgh University have just...
Research: Nikola’s own T-cells used as weapon to beat infection
For the first time in Australia a clinical trial is paving the way for patients with leukaemia and lymphoma to access a potentially...
Skin: Far better covered and not playing with danger
Schools are being urged to slip, slop, slap, seek and slide – despite the best part of a month of winter remaining. The Cancer Council...
Research: Fully-body scan a cancer game-changer
Of an estimated 10,000 Australians who have Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a genetic time bomb that makes them virtually certain to develop a...
Research: Breast cancer breakthrough
A breakthrough treatment for early stage breast cancer destroys the disease with fewer side effects than the usual approach, trials show....
Tobacco: New smoking bans riddled with loopholes
Restaurant traders in Melbourne’s south-east are banning meals from their alfresco menus in favour of allowing punters to smoke. Under...
Supportive Care: Sick teens to get moving
Young adults battling cancer will undergo exercise as part of an ambitious research project to improve their outcomes and lessen...
Nutrition, Obesity and Physical Activity: Paleo pill is hard to swallow
A new paleo documentary by celebrity chef Pete Evans – which depicts the diet as a treatment for chronic diseases as severe as diabetes,...
Research: Blood cancer searches up
With 35 new cases diagnosed every day, more Australians than ever are turning to Dr Google for information on blood cancers. Research has...
