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Phase III trial of ZD1839 for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.
The following is an abstract presented to the Presidential Symposium – a phase III trial of ZD1839 in combination with […]
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Doctors remove massive tumour for girl
Colombian doctors removed a massive 26-pound (approximately 13Kg) cancerous tumour from a 15-year-old girl. Medical officials said the girl was […]
NCI Launch New Screening Trial
The National Cancer Institute in the United States has launched a $200 million multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness […]
Is prevention better than cure?
Issues involving prevention verses cure have been a hot topic for many years. This article published in the September 21 […]
Breast Cancer – Incidence up, death rate down, survival rates improve
The Cancer Council of Victoria recently reported that more breast cancer is being detected early and women are receiving effective […]
New Hope for Leukaemia Patients
Australian and New Zealand doctors have been involved in a ten year trial that has improved the survival rate for […]
WA Researchers Receive Federal Funding For Mesothelioma Testing
WA mesothelioma researchers have recieved funding from the federal government. University of Western Australia scientists have developed a project which […]
Federal Government’s $150million Indigenous Health Research Funding Packa…
Funding for Indigenous health research projects has doubled and increased spending on national health priorities, such as asthma, cancer and […]
WA Cancer Conference – Improved screening for early detection of common c…
A new test that can detect the virus which is known to cause cervical cancer could soon replace Pap smears […]
WA Cancer Conference – Urgent call for national campaigns
A series of national prevention campaigns is urgently needed to address the escalating burden of lifestyle-related cancers in the Australian […]
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