Oncology

The gap in cancer survival between the rich and poor has trebled in 30 years, new research shows. Cancer

A long-term study of men with low-risk prostate cancer has shown not actively treating the disease has a psychological impact. Men diagnosed

The Cherish Women's Cancer Foundation has launched a new app that will help give back some control to women with ovarian cancer. A new

Australian researchers believe they have made an important step toward curing melanoma after its spread from the skin to the lymph nodes. Scientists

Cancer drugs that have been used successfully in the treatment of melanoma are now entering the lung cancer space with doctors reporting groundbreaking results.

Australians with advanced lung cancer are unlikely to survive longer than two years after they commence treatment, according to new research which has highlighted the limitations

Researchers say a fast-tracked clinical trial of childhood brain cancer will improve treatment and potentially save lives. A "groundbreaking"

A new medical trial at Westmead hospital will use gene-altering therapy to treat leukaemia

Australian scientists hope the drug compound S63845 will supercharge the treatment of some of the most aggressive types of breast

Miracle drug Opdivo, which has an exorbitant price tag, will now be within the reach of all Australian renal and cancer patients when it is listed on the PBS.

When Christchurch man Clynton Inns was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in February 2016, simply getting through the treatment regime was his main priority.

New analysis has found that up to half of all Australian cancer survivors

Today, almost two in every three Australian adults are overweight or obese, as is one in four children. Obesity is a disease itself and a risk factor linked to ischaemic heart

Swimming champion Libby Trickett is calling on Australians to register for a Jeans for Genes Day and join the movement to cure childhood cancer.

Switching off a protein produced in breast cancer cells can stop cancer progression, researchers from The University of Queensland have  found. Dr

Participating in the national bowel cancer home screening program is the best decision a person can make to prevent dying from bowel cancer.

Regional, rural and remote bowel cancer patients experience poorer survival rates and less optimal clinical management than those living in metro areas, new research by Cancer

A long-term study has provided clinicians with "enormous power" to assess the cancer risk of women carrying the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations.

Rural generalist nurses are administering chemotherapy under the supervision of specialist nurses as part of an innovative telehealth initiative in Queensland.

A new report shows cancer continues to have the biggest impact on Australia's health, costing the nation more years of life than any other disease group.