Oncology
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Christie Brinkley reveals 'lucky' skin cancer detection AAP - 15-03-2024
US model and actor Christie Brinkley has revealed she underwent surgery for skin cancer. The 70-year-old described herself as "lucky" as she was diagnosed
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Treatment options wider if prostate cancer found early AAP - 11-02-2024
Frank Dann was a few days out from celebrating his 65th birthday when he was hit with a huge health shock. The Melbourne resident was diagnosed with prostate
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Subsidy for new treatment of 'national cancer' melanoma AAP - 22-01-2024
Australians paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for advanced melanoma treatment could soon see their costs slashed. Every year 20,000 Australians receive
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Melanoma patients to benefit from cheaper treatments AAP - 21-01-2024
Australians living with recurrent melanoma will have a new treatment option subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Patients with advanced melanoma
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Cancer check-ups urged despite cost of living pressure AAP - 14-01-2024
Imagination is required to come up with novel methods of encouraging better health care among men, with only so many ways experts can say the same thing. But
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Thousands of Victorians living with undiagnosed cancer AAP - 07-12-2023
Thousands of Victorians could be living with undiagnosed cancer as people forget or choose not to undergo regular screening. There was a 3.6 per cent decline
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Cancer patch test could mean fewer painful biopsies AAP - 19-11-2023
Like most people, Gillian Mazy wasn't excited about the prospect of having a chunk of skin on her face cut out and checked for cancer. She put off having
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Cancer patients found after review into banned surgeon AAP - 17-10-2023
Seven people have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer after an investigation into their surgeon sparked a fresh assessment of almost 2000 patients. Earlier
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Breast cancer cases climb, screening drop over pandemic AAP - 01-10-2023
Women are being urged to take the health of their breasts seriously as rates of the deadly cancer climb. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare estimates
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Daffodils a symbol of cancer hope in dreary CBD AAP - 31-08-2023
Tania Kelly looked forward to Daffodil Day each year, then everything changed. The 55-year-old was diagnosed with bowel cancer on the day of the national fundraiser
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England to roll out world-first seven-minute cancer jab AAP - 30-08-2023
Britain's state-run National Health Service will be the first in the world to offer an injection that treats cancer to hundreds of patients in England which could cut
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National genome screening fast-tracks cancer treatment AAP - 27-07-2023
The lives of thousands of Australians battling incurable or advanced cancers could be saved or extended thanks to a pioneering national genomics initiative.
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Australian first as woman joins global cancer trial AAP - 23-07-2023
When Marilyn de Haas was diagnosed with advanced skin cancer, doctors told her the melanoma and the tumours it had caused would not respond to chemotherapy or radiation.
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Heat disrupts cancer tests for a million rural Aussies AAP - 20-07-2023
Hot weather could disrupt vital cancer screening for one million rural Australians, prompting calls for better public health education in country communities.
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Race to catch up on missed bowel cancer tests AAP - 17-06-2023
The race is on to boost the number of Australians taking bowel cancer detection tests with participation dropping during the pandemic and natural disasters.
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World-first trial for pediatric brain cancer Angela Knight - 05-06-2023
Charlotte Wyse was just fifteen months old when doctors found a large, malignant tumour on her brain. Known as paediatric ependymoma, the rare and devastating
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Age bias linked to delayed bowel cancer diagnosis AAP - 30-05-2023
Younger people with bowel cancer symptoms may make 10 or more visits to a GP before finally being diagnosed due to age bias, experts say. People aged 25 to
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Prostate cancer patients trapped in treatment gap AAP - 08-04-2023
Prostate cancer is Australia's most diagnosed disease and the costliest to treat yet major public and private sector differences mean access to preferred care for many
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Cancer research funds rise but more needed AAP - 31-01-2023
Funding for Australian cancer research has more than tripled in the past 20 years but experts say more investment is needed to tackle the nation's leading cause of death.
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Melanoma vaccine 'not one size fits all' AAP - 13-01-2023
An experimental cancer vaccine that personalises treatments for patients with melanoma may not be the one-size-fits-all cure, according to Australian experts.
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