Faster genetic test, improved access to ovarian cancer drug
08 March, 2023A new genetic testing service at Mater has slashed four months off the time it takes for Qld ovarian cancer patients to access potentially life-saving drugs.
Stem cells send another HIV patient into remission: study
21 February, 2023A patient who was treated for leukaemia with stem cell transplantation has also shown nine years of persistent suppression of HIV, according to researchers.
HIPEC therapy saves Brisbane GP's life
08 February, 2023When Dr Chamari Jayawardena was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer, she had only one fear.
Federated learning improves brain tumour detection by 33%
20 December, 2022Federated learning — a distributed machine learning artificial intelligence approach — has been used in one research study to help identify malignant brain tumours.
Exercise is medicine for cancer — every dose counts
16 December, 2022Researchers from Edith Cowan University have revealed the chemical benefits of exercise for cancer patients — even when the disease is advanced.
Pilot trial sees tumours shrink or disappear in 78% patients
13 December, 2022A small CAR-T-cell therapy trial of patients with lymphoma of the brain and/or spinal cord has shown signs of efficacy.
Low-fat diet could help stop cancer growth: study
13 December, 2022A new study has found that food could play a major role in stopping the growth of some cancers with gene mutations that can't grow without lipids.
Hesitation about potential change to bowel cancer testing
09 December, 2022New research suggests those at risk of bowel cancer would need convincing of potential changes to surveillance techniques and timelines.
Australia 'behind' on cancer liquid biopsy technology
05 December, 2022Researchers at UNSW Sydney are developing safer, less invasive approaches to biopsy tumours.
Australians unite to walk for melanoma awareness
25 November, 2022Australians affected by skin cancer are uniting for Jay's Mission Melanoma walk — over 300 km from Canberra to Sydney.
Non-hormonal oral therapy for breast cancer patients
15 November, 2022QUE Oncology announces the results of its trial of a non-hormonal oral therapy for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms have been published in The Lancet.
New cancer clinical trial platform launched in Melbourne
02 November, 2022A new clinical trial platform, the Brain-POP (brain perioperative), will enable doctors to precisely see the effect of a new drug therapy on a patient's brain cancer for the first time, by comparing tumour samples before and after treatment.
In Conversation with Cyriac Roeding
04 October, 2022 by Mansi GandhiCyriac Roeding, a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and investor, sold his first computer program at the age of 15 in Germany.
Australian-first DIPG trial opens at Children's Hospital Westmead
12 September, 2022CHW is currently one of nine sites worldwide to open the trial, known as PNOC-022, which is testing the effectiveness of promising new drug combinations, including the oral drug ONC201.
Tool helps cancer survivors manage post-treatment uncertainty
15 August, 2022UNSW researchers are using e-health to investigate ways to help cancer survivors access treatment for fear of cancer recurrence.
