Oncology

Lung cancer patients who undertake one to four weeks of supervised exercise training before surgery have fewer post-surgery complications and go home earlier, a new systematic

An Australian-led trial has shown a new drug works in almost five times as many patients compared to standard therapy for a rare skin-related

While Australia continues to have among the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, only two in five eligible people are participating in the Australian Government’s

The Australian Centre for Cancer Glycomics has been launched at Griffith University, with scientists hopeful it will lead to potential cancer vaccines.

Scientists at the Hunter Medical Research Institute have made a breakthrough in their understanding of uterine cancer that could save lives.

An Australian researcher is calling for all cancer patients to have access to exercise treatment facilities to boost their chances of survival.

Australian researchers say a combination of immunotherapy drugs may help increase life expectancy for patients with advanced melanoma. Advanced

Queensland researchers have found what they say is the strongest link yet between smoking and skin cancer. Smokers

Australian women with early-stage breast cancer will take part in a international drug trial that targets the cancer with a 'single dose' of radiation.

New research has found some rarer forms of melanoma are

Melbourne scientists have discovered a breakthrough treatment that could suppress the growth of gastric tumours. There's new hope for patients

Leukaemia is the most common cancer in children worldwide, accounting for a third of cancer cases in children nine and under. More children

It's hoped a new 'two-step' approach to treating pancreatic cancer will help increase survival rates of this deadly disease. Australian

Long-term antibiotic use may increase the risk of abnormal growths in the colon and rectum, US research reveals. The overuse of antibiotics

An international study has shown a four-week high-dose radiation therapy for prostate cancer is just as good as the standard eight-week treatment regimen.

Scientists have uncovered 13 new genetic errors associated with an increased risk of developing glioma, the most common form of brain cancer.

A major international collaboration has identified new genetic drivers of ovarian cancer that could one day lead to the prevention of the disease.

A drug used to treat a rare form of cancer now widely available through the national pharmaceutical benefits scheme will act as a lifesaver.

A unique West Australian nursing service that provides chemotherapy and immunotherapy in the comfort of patients’ homes has expanded to South Australia.

Researchers at Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital have helped to develop a potential method to treat lung cancer without chemotherapy.