Oncology

Patients and clinicians alike have welcomed the news that a targeted combination treatment is now available through the PBS as a first line therapy for Chronic Lymphocytic

Improved survival means cancer is increasingly a chronic disease, and a lot of people are living well with it, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.

New Australian research shows that most people with cancer and those who support them want to discuss end-of-life care, but these important advance care planning (ACP) discussions

A cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy treatment can be stressful and distressing. Now researchers are looking at measuring stress, and the impact of stress, to

A report released today by national government agency Cancer Australia has shown a notable national reduction in services for a range of both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures

There were 145,000 fewer breast cancer screenings over the first six months of 2020 than in 2018 as COVID-19 shut down a national program, a new report shows.

There's been a dramatic increase in the incidence of rare tongue cancer in people under 45, particularly in young, non-smoking women, new research has found.

Today is World Lymphoma Awareness Day and the Leukaemia Foundation is highlighting the rising incidence of one of Australia’s most common blood cancers.

If you’re under 50, the recent death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman of colon cancer at just 43 may have

A new study has identified a key gene in aggressive endometrial cancer, which could lead to a targeted therapeutic strategy to improve survival rates. UNSW

Hydrochlorothiazide use increases older people’s risk of developing skin cancer, a study by UNSW Sydney scientists has shown – but the researchers warn against

Fussy eating and taste changes are common side effects of cancer treatment – now, a healthy eating program designed by UNSW medical researchers wants to help parents

The encouraging interim results of a trial of a new cancer immunotherapy treatment in dogs with soft tissue sarcomas have raised hopes for a more effective treatment of this

Early results from a cancer treatment trial on dogs in Western Australia have been encouraging and raise hopes it could be used for both canines and humans.

Scientists have made new miniature devices that could be developed into safe, high-resolution imaging technology that helps doctors to identify potentially deadly cancers

New research by scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) will help us better understand rare forms of cancer. Professor Eduardo Eyras

Doctors are worried patients with lung cancer may be overlooked amid the focus on diagnosing and treating the coronavirus, which has similar symptoms.

New research shows exercise can stop liver cancer – the fastest increasing cause of cancer death in Australia.  The new finding could help prevent

Given only six years to live nearly 10 years ago, Ian Fox is rapt he helped researchers trial a blood cancer treatment added to the PBS. Nearly

Researchers have identified a promising new drug combination that could significantly help the immune system target cancer cells and kill them. The study published