Research: Cannabis hope as cancer help
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute Medical Oncology Unit director Niall Tebbutt told a sold-out Medicinal Cannabis Symposium in...
Treatment: Scientists create minute ‘drills’ to kill cancer cells
Minute machines that can kill cancer cells in just 60 seconds by drilling into them have been created by scientists. The “nanomachines”...
Skin Cancer: Insurers get under skin of doctors on surgery costs
The Health Department has been forced to intervene in a dispute between health funds, doctors and private hospitals over skin procedures...
Research: Hope in cancer fight
Scientists have new hope in the fight against cancer after finding a treatment that works better than chemotherapy. Powerful chemotherapy...
Tobacco: Butt out in units
One in five Victorians is being exposed to second-hand smoke at home, and the majority of people support a ban on lighting up in shared...
Treatment: Now cancer fight gets personal
Thousands of cancer patients will have their treatment matched to a genetic profile under personalised medicine programs that are...
Research: Kid cancer trail on way
A “ground-breaking” clinical trial experts believe will transform the way childhood brain cancer is treated has been fast-tracked in...
Treatment: New drug gives cancer patients hope
Bladder cancer patients have been given fresh hope of a longer life thanks to a new drug that encourages the immune system to destroy...
Screening: Local contractor chose to build PET scanner facility
The $6 million project to construct the building accommodating the Territory’s own PET scanner has been awarded to Darwin-based company...
Research: Cancer ‘switch’ flags new drugs fight
The master controller responsible for flicking the “switch” that allows a cancer to shield itself from the immune system has been...
