Oncology
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Breakthrough tool aims to help prevent chemo overdoses AAP - 13-06-2025
For every 10 colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, six do not receive the correct dose. Helga Renz was one of them.[subscribe]
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Blood test-guided treatment cuts breast cancer risk AAP - 02-06-2025
Treating breast cancer patients with AstraZeneca's experimental pill camizestrant at the first sign of resistance to standard therapies cut the risk of disease progression
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Likely cancer case surge raises health system worries AAP - 26-05-2025
Australians are deeply worried about their cancer risk, with many believing the nation's health system is unprepared for the expected rise in cases. More
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Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer AAP - 19-05-2025
Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Biden was seen by doctors last week after urinary symptoms and
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Young survivors say cancer does not end with remission AAP - 11-04-2025
Youth cancer survivor Dawson Sorby said words cannot describe how it felt to go into remission. His cancer was gone, but treatment was far from over.[subscribe]
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World-first treatment boosts prostate cancer survival AAP - 14-02-2025
Firefighter Patrick Fitzell was the picture of health until the day he started having trouble going to the bathroom. His wife convinced him to go for a "man
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Call for funding boost after shocking blood cancer rise AAP - 31-01-2025
Blood cancer has been dubbed Australia's silent killer after a shocking rise in cases prompted calls for more prevention and early detection research. The
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GORTEC Announces New Trial Success for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment AAP - 08-01-2025
GORTEC, known as Head and Neck Radiation Oncology Group, today announced that the randomized Phase 3 NIVOPOSTOP GORTEC 2018-01 trial evaluating nivolumab, Bristol Myers Squibb's
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Nursing support for all, no matter the cancer type AAP - 06-01-2025
Australians living with any kind of cancer will find it easier to get support as a proven breast cancer model is expanded to all. The federal government has
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FED:'Celebrate hope': McGrath Foundation gets $2.3m boost AAP - 06-01-2025
Australians with cancer will soon find it easier to get the nursing support they need. The federal government has committed $2.3 million to the McGrath Foundation
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US surgeon general urges cancer warnings for alcohol AAP - 05-01-2025
Alcoholic drinks should carry a warning about cancer risks on their label, the US Surgeon General says in a move that could signal a shift toward more aggressive tobacco-style
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King Charles honours medics who treated his cancer AAP - 01-01-2025
Senior staff from the medical team that treated King Charles for cancer have been personally honoured by the monarch. Charles's GP Dr Douglas Glass, otherwise
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Trial to see if red wine chemical can stop bowel cancer AAP - 11-11-2024
Scientists will explore if a chemical mostly found in red grapes - and products made from red grapes, such as wine and juice - can help prevent bowel cancer as part of a major
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Baby Jasper's brave battle with rare nerve cell cancer AAP - 10-11-2024
Two weeks before giving birth, soon-to-be parents Lauren and Jaiger Hill checked in for a routine scan where a 7cm tumour was found between their baby's heart and spine.
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Call for clubs, bosses to treat deadly cancer seriously AAP - 05-11-2024
Having escaped a near-death experience, Anne Gately is keenly aware of the damage the sun can do to Australians. So the stage-four melanoma survivor is not
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Routine check-up saved man's life, huge tumour found AAP - 31-10-2024
A routine doctor's check-up saved the life of a Brisbane retiree after an aggressive, rare tumour weighing two kilos was found in his liver. Father-of-three
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Sam Neill grateful for rare cancer drug, wonderful care AAP - 26-09-2024
Sam Neill admits he would not be alive if it weren't for the advancements in medicine to treat cancer. The Jurassic Park actor was in 2022 diagnosed with
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Rare cancer patients 'slipping through cracks' AAP - 20-08-2024
Survival rates for people with some rarer cancers have declined and advocates say the government is not doing enough to tackle the health inequities these patients face.
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Twin sisters to help crack breast cancer mysteries AAP - 07-08-2024
When Tracey Hutchinson was diagnosed with breast cancer, her twin sister Tania was told it was only a matter of time. "Our GP said, 'it's not if
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Complex blood cancer on the rise in Australia AAP - 07-07-2024
The number of Australians being diagnosed with a complex blood cancer is forecast to rise sharply over the next 25 years, new research shows. Some 80,000 people

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