The latest oncology treatment & supportive care news
Following cancer with tiny magnets
By Aidan Cousins – University of South Australia. Life-saving surgery and treatments rely on doctors…
Browsing: Treatment and Support
The New Gene-Editing Technique That Reveals Cancer’s Weaknesses
By Ed Yong – The Atlantic. CRISPR can finally tell us which human genes are…
Prioritising patients over profits
Australia’s first ‘for-benefit’ pharmaceutical company directing 100% of profits to patient support & medical research…
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…
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…
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…
Australian men with breast cancer need different care
COSA ASM: Australian men with breast cancer require more specialised care, treatment and support, according…
Yoga may lessen side effects in men undergoing prostate cancer treatment
Men with prostate cancer who are undergoing radiation therapy can benefit from yoga, researchers at…