Cancer
Anti-solarium campaigners call for banning of ‘death-beds’
With increasing evidence that solariums cause skin cancer, a group of doctors and researchers are calling on state governments to......
Too old and too young to have breast cancer
A month ago the Western Australian Government caused a furore when they privatised their Breast Screening Program. Now thanks to......
Carcinogens in firefighter training
A report leaked to the media has serious implications for the safety of firefighters around Australia....
CT Scan connection with Child Cancer
CT Scans are known for saving lives, however a new report has found that they actually cause brain damage and......
New study looks at cancer survival in Indigenous Australians
A recent study in Queensland has found new results regarding Indigenous Australians who have been diagnosised with cancer. A recent......
Cancer Incidence Projections
A new report released this week by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, predicts a forty percent increase in......
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day aims to get women to their Doctors
People across Australia were holding “Afternoon Teals” today and wearing teal ribbons to raise awareness of Ovarian Cancer. Today is......
Mapping cancer
A new technique is being developed here in Australia that could help map out how cancer develops in the body. Research......
A call for more research into childhood cancer
Between 700 – 800 children are diagnosed with cancer in Australia each year – it’s the highest rate in the......
Prostate cancer – sometimes it’s better not to know
If you’ve seen a few men wandering around lately, proudly sporting a new moustache, some of them are likely to......