Prioritising patients over profits
Australia’s first ‘for-benefit’ pharmaceutical company directing 100% of profits to patient support & medical research…
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One in three cancer patients financially stretched by cost of treatment
One in three cancer patients experiences a significant financial burden due to the cost of…
New research highlights gaps for young adults with bone cancer
COSA ASM: Delays in diagnosis, variations in treatment and lack of participation in clinical trials may…
Exploring the causes of cancer
Cells communicate with other cells in our bodies by sending and receiving signals. Cancer can…
Skin cancer radiotherapy trials seek to find best treatment for patients
COSA ASM: Australian researchers are conducting multiple clinical trials to determine the effectiveness of radiotherapy…
Treatment for prostate cancer robs 100,000 Australian men of sex life
By Jill Margo – AFR. Almost 100,000 Australian men are living with little or no sex life as…
Possible new mechanism for aspirin’s role in cancer prevention
Aspirin has been shown to decrease the risk of colorectal cancer and possibly other cancers.…
ASTRO launches template to help radiation oncologists guide cancer survivors through ongoing care
A new template published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) standardises and streamlines…
Forecasting the path of breast cancer in a patient
USC researchers have developed a mathematical model to forecast metastatic breast cancer survival rates using…
Closing the Gap in cancer outcomes for Indigenous people
By Rajah Supramaniam, Program Manager at the Research Division of the Cancer Council New South Wales. COSA…