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Expert Review: Integrative Cancer Management by Kim Hobbs
Expert Review: Integrative Cancer Management session by Kim Hobbs, Clinical Specialist Social Worker, Department of Gynaecological Cancer, Westmead…
Expert Review: Care of Cancer Survivors by Kim Hobbs
Care of Cancer Survivors: What works? Plenary session by Kim Hobbs, Clinical Specialist Social Worker, Department of Gynaecological…
Global Advocacy Alliance: Radiation Therapy Works
By Rachael Babin. The silent hero of cancer treatment, radiation therapy, was brought out of…
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…
HIV drug blocks bone metastases in prostate cancer
Although prostate cancer can be successfully treated in many men, when the disease metastasises to…
Breast cancer vaccine shows promise
A breast cancer vaccine developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is…
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…