Oncology

A Melbourne-led study will examine whether anaesthetic gas being used on cancer patients having surgery could increase the odds of the disease recurring.

Victorian researchers have successfully used two drugs to give hope to women with advanced breast cancer. For Victorian Julie Baulch, a breakthrough

Queensland researchers have developed a quick and cheap test that can detect cancer in any tissue, including blood. The test

Cannabis kills brain cancer cells in petri dishes so Australian researchers are embarking on a clinical trial to determine if it kills those cells in live patients

Queensland's Communities, Disabilities and Seniors Minister Coralee O'Rourke has revealed she will undergo surgery following a breast cancer diagnosis.

A report by Lung Foundation Australia predicts lung cancer will cost the economy more than $6.6 billion by 2028 as more people are diagnosed.

A new blood test being trialled could prevent the "blind" administration of chemotherapy for patients recovering from ovarian and bowel cancer.

Motorcyclists from around the world have dressed in their finest suits raising money to fight prostate cancer and men's mental health issues.

Australian researchers are hoping to develop a world-first blood and tissue test which could help identify the early signs of skin cancer.

Organ transplant recipients have a shocking 80 per cent higher risk of skin cancer due to the immune system suppressing medication

A new report has found those diagnosed with some cancers through screening are less likely to die from them than those who are not. Australians

Despite a drop in cancer mortality rates in NSW an estimated 15,000 people will still lose their lives to the disease in 2018, the state's latest data reveals.

Cancer Australia has produced the world's first national data on diagnosis and survival rates relating to 16 common childhood cancers.

The Leukaemia Foundation has today announced a new national multi-million dollar research strategy to beat blood cancers like leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Cancer patients and oncologists are calling for more cancer drugs to be subsidised on the PBS amid fears thousands of people are missing out on treatments because

A new type of drug that puts cancer cells to "sleep" has been discovered by Australian scientists, raising hopes that it could one day be a powerful new

A new trial designed in Melbourne to detect ovarian cancer will be able to help hundreds of Australian women, a report says. Australian women

Australian scientists have discovered that changes to the structure in part of our chromosomes could be to blame for cancer and some genetic diseases. Controlling

Plans for the world's first blood test to detect early-stage melanoma have been unveiled by Australian scientists. Early trials of the

Toddler Kristian Kozul's aggressive brain tumour has stopped growing since joining a life-saving cancer trial being rolled out across Australia.