Skin Cancer: Drug trials successful in stopping melanoma
Patients with melanoma have been given new hope by ground breaking Australian research that could halve the mortality rate from the...
Research: New vaccine stops 90 per cent of cervical cancers
The drug known as Gardasil has been administered to Australian teenagers since 2007, protecting them from strains of the sexually...
Research: Breast drug for prostate
A breast cancer drug could be used to stop prostate cancer returning, a study has found. The drug acts by stopping tumours carrying out...
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...
Research: New hope for men who lose potency following surgery
Melbourne specialists are using a novel technique to try to restore potency to men after surgery for prostate cancer. Results of their...
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...
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...
Research: Wonder food just got better
Scientists have long linked avocados with a range of health benefits, from anti-ageing to cancer fighting. In the first study of its...
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...
