Oncology

Early detection of breast cancer is just as important for men as it is for women, says Cancer Australia. Every week three men in Australia

Lymphoma Australia has welcomed the government's decision to fast-track new cancer drugs from Europe and the US, as patient stress levels reach a global high.

Australian researchers say too many patients are undergoing thyroid cancer surgery unnecessarily. Too many patients diagnosed with thyroid

Older lung cancer patients whose disease has spread to the brain could be spared potentially harmful radiotherapy, new research indicates. University of Queensland

Medical scientists from Deakin University say they have developed a powerful drug combination to treat prostate cancer patients that would have no side effects.

University of Queensland research has revealed how fats – including cholesterol – could increase the progression of aggressive cancers. UQ Diamantina

A study led by Australian scientists has uncovered genetic risk factors for a rare type of cancer that mainly affects people aged under 50.

The number of men with incurable prostate cancer in the United States has risen by 72 per cent and doctors blame it on a decline in PSA testing.

Omega-3 - an extract available naturally from oily fish products - has emerged as a major factor in reducing the rate of bowel cancer deaths.

Victoria has officially opened its new centrepiece in cancer treatment, training, research and care. The $1 billion, 13-storey Victorian

A team of researchers at New York's Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered the protein that helps ovarian cancer cells to spread.

New research shows the number of Australians aged under 40 diagnosed with melanoma has dropped since 2002 as more people 'slip, slop, slap'.

A new test could help doctors identify which patients are most likely to benefit from chemotherapy after breast cancer surgery, researchers in the UK say.

UK researchers believe they may have a new treatment for a specific type of ovarian cancer - a pill currently being used to fight leukaemia.

There is a danger in overemphasising the part genetics plays in the prevalence of bowel cancer, says Cancer Council Australia CEO Sanchia Aranda.

A stick-on sensor that detects when you have been exposed to too much UV sunlight could help lower Australia's high incidence of skin cancer.

Scientists are studying a way of blocking the movement of cancer cells around the body, which could halt the creation of lethal tumours. An

The SA government has offered "substantial" compensation payments to cancer patients who received incorrect chemotherapy treatment.

Health services need to take more care of single patients, says the author of a study which shows that married people are more likely to survive cancer.

Early trials of a cancer vaccine have shown that scientists can trigger the immune system into fighting the deadly disease. Scientists may