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Falling Breast Cancer Rate

A long-term study has found that less Australians are dying from breast cancer. The Cancer Council of Australia has analysed […]

Buy a pink ribbon to support breast cancer day.

Today is Australia’s Breast Cancer Day (ABCD) – a day dedicated to the raising of awareness and research into breast […]

National Breast Cancer Day

Today is Australia’s National Breast Cancer Day. There is a silent walk through Sydney to the Field of Women – […]

Vitamin A cream may help prevent skin cancers

New research into a cream that contains a derivative of vitamin A may starve off the most common type of […]

Investigation into ‘Alternative Cancer Cures’ over the internet

An interesting investigation into ‘Alternative Cancer Cures’ available on the internet has raised the issue of whether or not patients […]

Hot from ESMO – new treatment strategies for breast cancer

Results of a trial comparing high-dose with conventional chemotherapy for breast cancer patients have shown there are no apparent differences […]

Hot From ESMO – Screening general public for colorectal cancer

French researchers have begun the search for better treatment for colorectal cancer by undertaking a trial involving over 900 patients […]

Hot from ESMO – Predicting which patients will quit smoking

Self-motivation techniques have been assessed by the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) Cancer Centre to help patients quit smoking. Dr Ian […]

Breast conserving surgery is the best option for cancer.

The results of two twenty-year randomised trials for breast-conserving surgery compared with the former standard of care have been published […]

Fermented cabbage – sauerkraut – could prevent the growth of cancer.

According to a Finnish study, fermenting cabbage produces a number of different compounds known as isothioctanates, which have been shown […]