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New cancer vaccine one step closer
A team led by Monash University and the University of Queensland has developed a new approach to harnessing the body’s immune system […]
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Use of palliative care medicine services increasing with expenditure up by 80%
Over the past 5 years, Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) payments for all palliative medicine specialist services increased by almost 80%. […]
Chemical derived from sea snails proving a potent cancer killer
Researchers at UOW and the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) have discovered a new class of molecules originally derived from […]
Australia making no progress to prevent obesity, alcohol harm
Australia’s investment in life-saving health promotion programs now lags well behind many other comparable Western countries, public health experts say. […]
Pancreatic cancer is actually four different diseases
An international team led by Australian researchers has studied the genetics of pancreatic cancer, revealing it is actually four separate […]
Australia’s use of painkillers jumps four-fold
UNSW researchers say cancer-related pain in the ageing population and chronic pain have driven a 400% increase in the use […]
New horizons in understanding the benefits of fibre
Reducing the risk of specific cancers, heart disease, diabetes and obesity, fibre is an unsung food hero. Despite being the […]
Improving outcomes for kids with cancer
UNSW childhood cancer researchers have been awarded close to $4.5 million to fund ground breaking new research set to significantly […]
New way to find cancer ‘hidden’ amongst billions of healthy cells
A new method for detecting cancer cells in the body could one day be used to remove them, like a […]
First evidence that ovarian cancer screening may save lives
One of the largest randomised trials ever conducted has concluded that ovarian cancer screening may reduce mortality by an estimated […]
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