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Information about cancer on the internet soars.

The internet is changing the way people seek medical care and almost one in three of Australia’s five million regular […]

Risk of invasive squamous cell cervical cancer.

Invasive squamous cell cervical cancer is more likely to be detected in women who undergo screening at 2 and 3 […]

Lung cancer drops in British women

Lung cancer deaths among British women under the age of 70 have reached their lowest level in 30 years. Researchers […]

Approval for smoke-free pubs up 44% in 4 years

New figures released recently at an annual tobacco conference in San Francisco show approval for smoke-free bars among bar owners […]

Chemoradiotherapy improves in CNS lymphoma

A recent US study has been conducted to assess the role of combination therapy plus cranial irradiation in 102 newly […]

New technique for identifying and treating testicular cancer

A new surgical technique, pioneered by doctors in the US may make it possible for more men with testicular tumors […]

Breast cancer cases in Britain increase

Cancer cases in Britain have increased in the past 5 years, with breast cancer the fastest rising, but deaths from […]

Skin cancer reminder for the Christmas period

The Cancer Council of New South Wales is reminding people to think ‘slip, slop, slap’ at all times when celebrating […]

Non-traditional therapies used by cancer patients

The following is an abstract taken from the Medical Journal of Australia of a study into the use of non-traditional […]

Managing Ovarian Cancer

The following is an abstract from an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Ovarian cancer is the leading […]

Italian surgeons remove liver to treat cancer

Italian scientists have taken a new approach to treating liver cancer by removing the organ, dosing it with radiation and […]

Latest update from groundbreaking ATAC trial

Continued follow-up provides further confirmation of superiority of Arimidex (anastrozole) over tamoxifen in early breast cancer. San Antonio...

Hormone therapy an effective alternative to chemotherapy for young women

Results from two landmark studies, just published in the latest issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, show that hormonal […]

ZEBRA trial treats early breast cancer with no effect on fertility.

Recently aired on the ABC and Channel 9 (Monday 16th December) were the results of a trial on early breast […]

Vitamin E use linked to reducing bladder cancer mortality

Researchers studied nearly 1 million US adults for 16 years and interviewed them about their diet. Those who had been […]