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Global Advocacy Alliance: Radiation Therapy Works
By Rachael Babin. The silent hero of cancer treatment, radiation therapy, was brought out of…
Browsing: Clinical Focus
Pre-pregnancy smoking breast cancer risk
New research shows risk of breast cancer is greater when women smoke before having their…
Expert Review: Challenges in management of oligometastatic disease – patient selection is key
Dr Benjamin Chua, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. The opening sessions of COSA examined paradigms in the…
Risk-reducing surgery psychologically benefits women
The psychological benefits from risk-reducing surgery for women with a strong familial risk of breast…
Toiletry chemicals linked to testicular cancer and male infertility
By Damian Carrington – The Guardian. Nordic Council calls on EU to ban damaging compounds found in…
Mind the Gap: Tasman divide remains in cancer survival
The latest systematic comparison of cancer survival between Australia and New Zealand shows more than…
Scalp cooling for prevention of chemotherapy induced alopecia: The Australian experience
By Fran Boyle, University of Sydney. Chemotherapy induced alopecia (CIA) remains a major unmet need…
COSA 2014: Online Psychological Interventions to Improve Cancer Care
Expert Summary: Session chaired and summary compiled by Dr Addie Wootten, clinical psychologist, Royal Melbourne…
Expert Review: Prehabilitation and rehabilitation by Kim Hobbs
Expert Review: Prehabilitation and rehabilitation session by Kim Hobbs, Clinical Specialist Social Worker, Department of Gynaecological Cancer,…
Role of cannabis in cancer treatment
A US oncologist and researcher will tell delegates at the COSA ASM in Melbourne today that medicinal…