Improving care for people with cancer cachexia
31 January, 2024 by Vanessa Vaughan*Cancer cachexia affects 50–80% of people, but the condition often goes unrecognised, leaving patients and even healthcare providers grappling with its elusive nature.
$12.5m towards cervical cancer elimination
24 November, 2023Funded by an Australian Government regional aid grant, the EPICC consortium will work to eliminate cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific region.
Aust project could lead to early detection of deadly cancer
20 November, 2023The project will build on WEHI's breakthrough discovery of proteins that can identify early pancreatic cancer in patients.
Immunotherapy trial could offer hope to pancreatic cancer patients
13 November, 2023This Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, the GI Cancer Institute is calling for donors to back the launch of a potentially life-changing clinical trial in Australia.
Slade Health opens new compounding facility in SA
08 November, 2023Cancer care provider Icon Group's compounding arm, Slade Health, has opened a new TGA licensed facility in Woodville, South Australia.
Hospital–university partnership increases access to rare cancer care
27 October, 2023Access to personalised cancer treatments and the sharing of genetic testing information are among the aims of a new Monash Partners Comprehensive Cancer Consortium program.
Potential genetic screening for nodular melanoma
06 October, 2023Researchers from the University of Queensland and The Alfred hospital have identified gene variants which may contribute to people being at higher risk for nodular melanoma.
Study confirms link between baldness and skin cancer
05 October, 2023The QIMR Berghofer research team has examined evidence that established people with hair loss can be more susceptible to skin cancers.
Breast cancer: risk of death higher if treatment time frames not followed
20 September, 2023An increased risk of death from breast cancer has been found in women if treatment interval guidelines are not followed, according to research published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Peter Mac jumps in World's Best Specialised Hospital rankings
18 September, 2023After a global survey of doctors and healthcare professionals, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has risen in ranking for the World's Best Specialised Hospitals of 2024.
Common chemo drug might promote cancer growth: animal study
13 September, 2023A standard chemotherapy drug used for breast cancer can actually injure the cells surrounding the cancer, which can then awaken dormant cancer cells and promote cancer growth, say US researchers testing the drugs in mice.
Research into 'chemobrain' hopes to improve treatment
26 July, 2023UNSW Sydney has been awarded a grant of nearly $500,000 to investigate how the relationship between gut and brain health is impacted by chemotherapy.
Assessing quality of life in recurrent rectal cancer patients
30 June, 2023Researchers have developed a disease-specific measure designed to capture and assess the wide-ranging issues that affect patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer.
Cancer patient navigation linked to improved outcomes
28 June, 2023Patient navigation is strongly linked to increased and successful rates of screening, earlier medical diagnosis and cancer outcomes worldwide, according to a new study.
Early-stage breast cancer survival rates improve significantly: study
14 June, 2023Most women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer today can expect to become long-term cancer survivors, according to recent research.
