The latest oncology survivorship news & quality of life updates
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A Report from the Flinders Survivorship Conference 2015 by Professor Bogda Koczwara AM The second…
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Surviving Is Not Enough – Inaugural Ashleigh Moore Oration
It was such an honour to have been chosen to give the inaugural Ashleigh Moore…
Study finds no reason for cancer survivors to be excluded in advanced stage lung cancer trials
The common practice of excluding patients with a prior cancer diagnosis from lung cancer clinical…
New research shows Reiki aids the wellbeing of cancer sufferers
A research project claims that the complementary therapy named Reiki can improve the quality of…
When talking about cancer screening, survival rates mislead
By Katy Bell, University of Sydney; Alexandra Barratt, University of Sydney, and Andrew Hayen. Cancer…
Cancer nursing: it’s not enough to save someone and say our job is done
By Hayley Leonard – The Guardian. Every day at the Royal Marsden, I see the…
Cancer is not a merciful killer – the research billions are well spent
By Larry Rees – The Guardian. Contrary to Dr Richard Smith’s piece in the BMJ…
Many women with breast cancer have poor knowledge about their condition
A new analysis has found that many women with breast cancer lack knowledge about their…
Cancer deaths in youngsters drop by nearly 60 per cent in 40 years in UK
Cancer deaths in children and young people have fallen by 58 per cent in the…
Benefits of animal-assisted therapy in cancer patients undergoing treatment
Therapy dogs may improve the emotional well-being of some cancer patients, according to results of…