Oncology

Australia's participation in breast, bowel, and cervical cancer screening programs is to receive a funding boost. Health Minister Greg Hunt says $10 million

Australians living with aggressive bowel cancer will have access to a more affordable treatment after it was added to the medicine benefits scheme. More than

Investing in skin cancer prevention not only saves lives but could also significantly cut Australia's almost $2 billion treatment bill, experts say. While

Cancer diagnoses in Victoria declined in the past year, but that doesn't mean the illness is on the outer. Nearly 2500 fewer diagnoses were made in 2020

Cancer specialists have noticed a worrying increase in women presenting with advanced forms of rare cancer following Victoria's COVID-19 lockdowns. AAP

Cervical cancer screenings have declined with almost half of Victorian women failing to keep up with routine appointments during the pandemic. The Cancer Council

Australians living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are 40 per cent more likely to die from cancer, the latest government statistics show. People living

A treatment already on the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme will be expanded to help treat leukaemia. Listed Venclexta is being expanded for the treatment of acute

Australian teens are getting just as sunburnt as they were at the start of the millennium amid a lack of investment in skin cancer prevention, researchers from the Cancer

For lung cancer nurse Nicole Parkinson, there are many special memories she has of patients she’s cared for over the years – but the memory of one patient in particular

Breast cancer rates have risen by 50 per cent since the 1980s, prompting a warning to women about the role alcohol consumption plays as a risk factor.

For two neuro-oncology nurses, seeing the devastating impacts that brain cancer has on a person is a challenging part of their job. But being able to provide continuous, consistent

A survey of women diagnosed with breast cancer reveals many are waiting too long or paying thousands for a breast reconstruction after a mastectomy.

People with prostate, breast and lung cancer will be the focus of a new campaign, aimed at raising awareness of the benefits of physiotherapy for survivors, during treatment

Support and advocacy organisation Breast Cancer Network Australia is again calling on tradies across the country to support its annual fundraising drive.

Australian cancer patients kept up their pharmaceutical treatments during last year’s COVID-19 lockdowns, a big data study from UNSW Sydney shows. The

Inspiration and courage are two words that Adjunct Professor Sally Sara draws on a lot when talking about her experience as a prostate cancer specialist nurse.

For breast cancer nurse Kerry Patford, the death of any patient is always hard - but the loss of a young mother is especially devastating. “I particularly

A blood test to help guide the treatment of oesophageal, stomach and bowel cancers will be evaluated in a new Flinders University trial set to get underway.

Adelaide oncologists will use $2.4 million of funding to investigate the causes and treatments for the deadliest and most common solid tumour in young children.