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Complex blood cancer on the rise in Australia

Complex blood cancer on the rise in Australia

Some 80,000 Australians will be diagnosed with the complex blood cancer myeloma in the next 25 years, with 28,000 people expected to die from the disease.

How bra fittings are helping save rural women's lives

How bra fittings are helping save rural women's lives

How bra fittings are helping save rural women's lives

How bra fittings are helping save rural women's lives

A charity that offers free bra fittings to rural women has partnered with health organisations to raise rates of breast screening in Indigenous communities.

Kate in first public appearance since cancer diagnosis

Kate in first public appearance since cancer diagnosis

Kate in first public appearance since cancer diagnosis

Kate in first public appearance since cancer diagnosis

Princess Kate has attended the King's birthday parade - her first appearance since she was diagnosed with cancer and paused public life to receive treatment.

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Local Sydney council probing potential cancer cluster

Local Sydney council probing potential cancer cluster

A union is calling on a local council to take further action after a potential cancer cluster was discovered among staff.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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'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

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

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

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.

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.

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