The latest oncology treatment & supportive care news
COSA 2017: How do we improve cancer care?
Professor Dorothy Keefe, from the University of Adelaide, presented at the Clinical Oncology Society of…
Browsing: Treatment and Support
COSA 2017: Do new drugs require new models of funding?
Attendees at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting discussed whether new immunotherapy…
COSA 2017: New eHealth technology empowers patients and helps improve care
Experts attending the COSA conference discussed how an Australian first integrated eHealth solution is empowering…
COSA 2017: Exercise prescription for people with cancer
Experts presenting at the COSA conference shed new light on the benefits of exercise for…
COSA 2017: Financial pressure toxic for those with cancer
Experts presenting at the COSA conference discussed the financial pressures that people diagnosed with cancer…
Relearning Supportive Care with Immunotherapies
By Professor Ian Olver AM, for oncologynews.com.au. There has been a rapid paradigm shift in anticancer treatment…
Liquid biopsy spots aggressive paediatric brainstem cancer earlier without surgery
A particularly aggressive form of paediatric cancer can be spotted reliably by the genetic fragments…
Combined therapies increase adverse side effects for patients with advanced hormone receptor-positive breast cancer
Patients with advanced breast cancer who are treated with a combination of drugs that target…
New system for treating colorectal cancer can lead to complete cure
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Massachusetts Institute of…
Exercise can counteract side-effects and improve fitness in advanced breast cancer patients
Taking part in regular exercise can reduce fatigue and pain, and improve cardiovascular health and…