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Care network to take the collective fight to cancer

Care network to take the collective fight to cancer

The Australian Comprehensive Cancer Network, a pioneering initiative that aims to address significant disparities in cancer outcomes, will be launched today.

New hope for Aussies battling early stage breast cancer

New hope for Aussies battling early stage breast cancer

New hope for Aussies battling early stage breast cancer

New hope for Aussies battling early stage breast cancer

Australians who face a high chance of cancer returning have been given new hope with the federal government expanding a treatment subsidy.

'Get tested': how hip pain led to late cancer diagnosis

'Get tested': how hip pain led to late cancer diagnosis

'Get tested': how hip pain led to late cancer diagnosis

'Get tested': how hip pain led to late cancer diagnosis

Australian men are being urged not to neglect their health after a squash coach who thought he had a sports injury was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.

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Thomas Randle's drive to save people from cancer

Thomas Randle's drive to save people from cancer

Four years on from his cancer diagnosis, Supercars driver Thomas Randle is using his passion for motorsport to encourage people to get checked for the disease.

American royalty braves Aussie outback in humble Falcon

American royalty braves Aussie outback in humble Falcon

US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy will take on the outback in a beat-up Ford Falcon to raise money for cancer, albeit with an armoured SUV in tow.

Massive 5kg tumour removed from woman after son's birth

Massive 5kg tumour removed from woman after son's birth

A young mother had a five kilogram ovarian tumour removed after giving birth to her son in Brisbane.

Protein can be activated, cool off cancer cells: study

Protein can be activated, cool off cancer cells: study

Treating bowel cancer may soon be more effective thanks to a naturally occurring protein in our immune system, an Australian researcher says.

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Sloppy sun safety putting young people on slippery path

Sloppy sun safety putting young people on slippery path

Sloppy sun safety putting young people on slippery path

Sloppy sun safety putting young people on slippery path

One in three young Australians believe tanning is a healthy practice, with a public information campaign being rolled out to improve sun-safety behaviours.

Subsidy for new treatment of 'national cancer' melanoma

Subsidy for new treatment of 'national cancer' melanoma

Subsidy for new treatment of 'national cancer' melanoma

Subsidy for new treatment of 'national cancer' melanoma

A cutting-edge treatment for advanced melanoma will soon be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, with 940 patients expected to benefit.

Cancer check-ups urged despite cost of living pressure

Cancer check-ups urged despite cost of living pressure

Cancer check-ups urged despite cost of living pressure

Cancer check-ups urged despite cost of living pressure

With cost of living pressure forcing more Australians only to see a doctor when they have to, the Prostate Cancer Foundation is urging people to get a check-up.

'Courageous': PM remembers Labor MP on Jane McGrath Day

'Courageous': PM remembers Labor MP on Jane McGrath Day

'Courageous': PM remembers Labor MP on Jane McGrath Day

'Courageous': PM remembers Labor MP on Jane McGrath Day

The prime minister has paid tribute to Labor MP Peta Murphy on Jane McGrath Day and praised the work of breast cancer nurses.

Redkite's Christmas appeal takes flight

Redkite's Christmas appeal takes flight

Redkite's Christmas appeal takes flight

Redkite's Christmas appeal takes flight

Families impacted by childhood cancer have come together at Kirribilli House for a morning of festivities marking the launch of Redkite's Christmas appeal.

Nation-first living lab ready to tackle deadly cancer

Nation-first living lab ready to tackle deadly cancer

Nation-first living lab ready to tackle deadly cancer

Nation-first living lab ready to tackle deadly cancer

Researchers from across the nation will analyse specimens from men with metastatic prostate cancer, giving them new tools in the fight against the disease.

Breast cancer cases climb, screening drop over pandemic

Breast cancer cases climb, screening drop over pandemic

Breast cancer cases climb, screening drop over pandemic

Breast cancer cases climb, screening drop over pandemic

Women are being urged to take their health seriously as rates of breast cancer increase, with many having skipped free mammograms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Melanoma expert 'patient zero' in brain cancer fight

A leading pathologist fighting incurable brain cancer has trialled a personalised vaccine that could become the new frontier in treating the disease.

Roundup blamed for cancer pain in landmark class action

A lengthy class action to determine whether a weed killer contains a human carcinogenic has begun in the Federal Court of Australia.

Blood cancer drug could replace lifelong HIV medication

An existing blood cancer drug has shown promise in killing ‘silent’ HIV cells and delaying reinfections, with a clinical trial to begin next year.

Music legend John Farnham receives cancer 'all clear'

Music legend John Farnham has revealed he is clear of cancer and thanked supporters in a message 12 months on from a major surgery.

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Firefighters' compo laws expanded to include 20 cancers

Western Australia's government has announced presumptive laws will be expanded to allow firefighters to be compensated if they develop eight additional cancers.

Firefighters join Greens to back cancer compo expansion

Victorian firefighters are backing a Greens pitch to expand the state's presumptive cancer scheme to bring it up to par with federal laws.

National genome screening fast-tracks cancer treatment

More than 20,000 Australians living with cancer will receive cutting-edge screening intended to link them to life-saving trials and treatments.

Woman gets cancer from husband's asbestos-laden clothes

The family of a woman who contracted cancer after inhaling asbestos dust and fibre present on her husband's work clothes has been awarded more than $600,000.

Heat disrupts cancer tests for a million rural Aussies

Bowel cancer screening kits cannot be used when temperatures rise above 30.5C, sparking calls for targeted rural health campaigns during winter.

Visa overstayer secretly buried amid prosecution fears

A coroner could not determine what health issue killed a Malaysian woman who overstayed her visa and whose body was found buried on a Tasmanian property.

Union blasts limited expansion of firies cancer compo

A move to include cervical, ovarian and uterine cancers in Victoria's presumptive compensation scheme for firefighters has no substance, the state union says.

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