The online petition against changes to Australia’s cervical cancer screening program has revealed more than 70,000 people (most of whom we could assume are...
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A fantastic new project is underway showcasing how virtual reality (VR) can be used as a tool to help ease psychological stress and provide a form of...
There are fears many more Australians will die from bowel cancer because of a “blow-out” in colonoscopy waiting times.
The way Australian women are tested for cervical cancer is about to change – for the better. The biennial pap smear will become a thing of the past from...
A common food poisoning bug can act as a Trojan horse to help the immune system fight cancer, scientists have discovered. The salmonella bacteria can...
It’s a sobering fact that one in two Australian men and one in three Australian women will be diagnosed with some form of cancer by the age of 85. It’s even...
There’s abundant advice out there on what you should or shouldn’t eat, drink, swallow, or stand next to, to avoid cancer. But it’s often lacking in evidence...
Canadian singer and husband to Celine Dion, Rene Angelil, has died aged 73 after a lengthy battle with throat cancer. Formerly Dion’s manager, Angelil is...
A first-ever study* of cancer incidence and preventable causes in Australia has found that about 37,000 cancer cases could be prevented largely through...
More than 1.4 million women aged 50-69 had a screening mammogram through BreastScreen Australia in 2011 and 2012, according to the BreastScreen Australia...