The potential of androgens in breast cancer treatment
19 January, 2021An international study has uncovered new evidence of the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment.
Partners take on cancer and heart disease
13 November, 2020GE Healthcare and GenesisCare have partnered to tackle the globe's greatest health burdens: cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Research uncovers the hidden path of breast cancers
11 November, 2020The secret pathway used by some aggressive breast cancers to avoid detection has been uncovered by researchers at Macquarie University.
Towards zero lives lost to blood cancer
02 October, 2020The National Strategic Action Plan for Blood Cancer aims to unite Australia towards the goal of zero lives lost to blood cancer by 2035.
Breast cancer study calls for twins
01 October, 2020Melbourne identical twins have joined a major new study investigating why only one twin in a pair develops breast cancer, or if both twins are diagnosed, why one twin does so earlier.
Coffee drinking confers benefits in cancer study
23 September, 2020Daily coffee consumption has been associated with improved survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, according to a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Report reveals burden of non-melanoma skin cancer
18 September, 2020A new report has revealed the unseen burden of non-melanoma skin cancer in Australia.
Sun safety sensor lets you know when you've had too much
11 August, 2020Researchers at Macquarie University's Nanotechnology Laboratory have created a personalised, wearable UV-sensitive device that could help millions avoid skin cancer.
Sydney man receives innovative oncology treatment
23 July, 2020The treatment combines a state-of-the-art MRI imaging scanner and a linear accelerator to allow treatment specialists to see tumours and adapt treatment in real time.
Melanoma immunotherapy: new target identified
03 July, 2020QIMR Berghofer researchers have discovered why some melanoma patients do not respond well to immunotherapy.
Test improves prostate cancer detection
16 June, 2020Australian researchers have found that a groundbreaking test can improve the early detection of prostate cancer.
Multiple myeloma triple therapy now on PBS
04 June, 2020Each drug in the combination has a different mechanism of action to kill myeloma cells, and all work together to help fight the disease.
Targeting triple-negative breast tumours
03 June, 2020A team of researchers at The University of Queensland may have found a way to improve treatment of triple-negative breast cancer.
Cancer patients set to benefit from expanded oncology network
02 June, 2020Patients will have increased access to the latest oncology treatment technology and research, following GenesisCare's acquisition.
New treatment option for multiple myeloma
02 April, 2020Patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma can now gain access to a new treatment option under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
