Research: Women to gain from new cancer treatment
WA women with endometrial cancer are taking part in the Australian trial of a treatment that can delay the need for radical surgery. ...
Nutrition and Physical Activity: Uterus cancer risk linked to high BMI
Rates of endometrial cancer have increased over the last two decades in western countries because of the rise in obesity. This same rise...
Treatment: WA men in prostate cancer treatment trial
WA men are expected to take part in the trial of a ground breaking treatment for advanced prostate cancer using radioactive atoms. The...
Treatment: Cancer patients at risk in cash cut
Cancer sufferers across NSW could miss out on world-class treatments as funding cuts leave hospitals uncertain how they will afford key...
Treatment: Radiotherapy is a lifesaver
Breast cancer patients will soon be offered lifesaving radiotherapy while lying on their front for the first time, in an attempt to...
Research: Breast cancer hope
Queensland scientists have discovered a molecule responsible for controlling a set of genes that, when “switched on”, can improve...
Tobacco: Take stand against big tobacco e-cigarette push
In an editorial piece, The Sydney Morning Herald documents the astroturfing activities of the tobacco and now e-cigarette campaign - and...
Tobacco: E-smokes ‘better choice than toxic alternative’
Australia must make it as easy as possible for smokers to get their hands on e-cigarettes, doctors and a giant tobacco company have told...
Supportive care: Medicinal cannabis tick
A Tasmanian company that has secured one of the first licences in Australia to grow cannabis and produce pain relieving drugs says it is...
Nutrition: Coffee drinkers live longer
Coffee drinkers live longer, according to two large-scale studies that add to extensive research indicating that coffee consumption is...
