The latest oncology survivorship news & quality of life updates
Oncology Massage: a valuable resource for patients
By Deborah Hart. Are you aware of Oncology Massage, a specialised area of massage therapy?…
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Cross-border efforts on push for medical marijuana
By Tom McIlroy – Canberra Times. Greens minister Shane Rattenbury could reconsider his proposed model…
Young women with breast cancer ‘not getting the help they need’
By Amy Corderory – Sydney Morning Herald. Young women who develop breast cancer do not…
Expert Review: The Second Victorian Psycho-Oncology Research Conference
By Dr Haryana Dhillon – University of Sydney. The second Victorian Psycho-Oncology Research Conference, held…
Many patients in cancer centres may not experience a dignified death
A new study that surveyed physicians and nurses in hospitals within cancer centres in Germany…
FDA approves new melanoma drug that turns on the immune system to fight deadly cancers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new immunotherapy drug to treat advanced…
Breast conserving therapy shows survival benefit compared to mastectomy in early-stage patients
When factoring in what is now known about breast cancer biology and heterogeneity, breast conserving…
Drug shows promise for subset of stage III colon cancer patients
A subset of patients with stage III colon cancer had improved survival rates when treated…
Funding cut for high-risk cancer patients’ genetic testing
Source: SMH – Kate Hagan. High-risk cancer patients at a Melbourne hospital are being charged $1000…
The bloom of cancer
Source: The BBC – Amy Gigi Alexander. Fifteen years ago, at a time when I thought…