Study predicts global cancer surgery surge
27 January, 2021A modelling study led by UNSW Sydney predicts that global demand for cancer surgery will rise by 52% within two decades, with low-income countries bearing the greatest burden.
Immunotherapy trial holds hope for children needing stem cell transplants
26 January, 2021A new immunotherapy treatment will be studied in clinical trials, with the aim of preventing dangerous side effects for children who have to undergo stem cell transplants.
New mammogram measures for assessing breast cancer risk
20 January, 2021An international team of researchers, led by The University of Melbourne, has found two new mammogram-based measures for breast cancer risk.
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.
