Australia Cancer Articles

Australia Cancer News : Cancer man's message of love
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:00:15 GMT
A video in which a cancer patient declares his love for his wife has become a surprise internet hit.

Australia Cancer News : Cancer man's web message of love
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:43:07 GMT
A video featuring Hugh Jackman in which a cancer patient shows his love for his wife has become a web hit.

Australia Cancer News : John Theurer Cancer Center plays major role in FDA's fast tracking of ipilimumab for metastatic melanoma
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:37:02 GMT
Researchers from the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center played an important role in a study that led to the Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) recent fast tracking of ipilimumab, a promising treatment for metastatic melanoma. The FDA based its decision largely on the results of a pivotal study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on August 19, 2010 ...

Cancer centre supporters target Oakeshott
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:54:39 GMT
FEDERAL government king-maker Rob Oakeshott is in the sights of Border cancer centre campaigners.

New Research Confirms Skin Cancer Prevention One Of The Nation's Best Health Investments
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:24:30 GMT
The Australian Government should act on comprehensive new research and run an intensive SunSmart campaign to reduce Australia's unacceptable skin cancer burden, Cancer Council Australia said today. Commenting on today's release of the joint ACE-Prevention report - the most complex evaluation of health prevention measures conducted in Australia - the chair of Cancer Council Australia's Public ...

Yahoo! UK and Ireland 'Sponge' could help prevent cancer 1 hr ago
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:08:55 GMT
Swallowing a sponge on a piece of string could help prevent a deadly form of cancer, UK experts claim. Medical Research Council scientists have created the "cytosponge" which collects cells from the stomach.

Movie Star Joins Cancer Man's Message Of Love
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:23:41 GMT
A video in which a cancer patient declares his love for his wife has become a surprise internet hit - thanks in part to cameo appearances from a Hollywood star and a prime minister.

'Sponge checks' for cancer risk
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:04:24 GMT
Swallowing a sponge on a piece of string could help prevent a deadly form of cancer, experts claim.

Court issues gag order on cancer expert
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:07:45 GMT
A court has banned prominent cancer expert Professor Michael Quinn from disparaging ovarian cancer diagnostic test OvPlex, the flagship product of HealthLinx.

Lane, Cross Join 'Stand Up To Cancer'
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:01:06 GMT
LOS ANGELES -- Diane Lane, Marcia Cross and Mark Harmon are set to join more than 100 celebrities for Friday's "Stand Up To Cancer" telethon.

More Work Needed To Implement Evidence Base In Psychooncology In Cancer Care, Australia
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:27:19 GMT
An integrated approach to cancer care needs to be developed in Australia that incorporates psychosocial and biological interventions, according to an article published in a Medical Journal of Australia supplement. The Anxiety, Depression and Cancer supplement is the product of a partnership between beyondblue and the Cancer Council Australia...

ARID1A gene links ovarian cancer to endometriosis
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:52:42 GMT
Researchers with the Ovarian Cancer Research Program of BC (OvCaRe) reveal a major new cancer gene-ARID1A. Mutations are frequent in this gene and link two types of ovarian cancer to endometriosis.

Campbell lends body to cancer awareness
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:26:41 GMT
Miss Universe Australia Jesinta Campbell has donated her body in a bid to raise cancer awareness.

Cancer sufferers helped by meditation
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:15:25 GMT
The Cancer Council says a new stress management program for cancer sufferers is proving successful.

Designer's passion grew into fashion success story
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:18:33 GMT
THE fashion designer Traudl Troska, founder of the Von Troska label, one of Australia's first true designer brands, has died after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 64.

Miss Australia's body of good work
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:03:37 GMT
Miss Universe Australia Jesinta Campbell has put her tiara where her mouth is and wasted no time keeping her promise of using her new found fame to help charities.

Strauss looks to cricket's future
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:04:20 GMT
England captain Andrew Strauss insists the one-day series against Pakistan can help cricket on its recovery from the 'cancer' of spot-fixing allegations.

BJGP Study Highlights Eight Early Symptoms Of Cancer
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:26:57 GMT
Eight clinical features that predict cancer at a high probability rate which could improve early diagnosis have been identified by researchers writing in this month's British Journal of General Practice (BJGP). Dr Mark Shapley and colleagues from Keele University identified eight symptoms or findings with which to predict cancer with sufficient accuracy to oblige urgent investigation in specific ...

Atomic-bomb survivors may offer clues on cancer treatment risks
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:09:54 GMT
Survivors' children born after the August 1945 atomic bomb attacks are reaching ages when cancer is more likely to appear. Now researchers are wondering if the effects of radiation came to them from their parents.

Miss Australia's body of good work
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:23:56 GMT
Miss Universe Australia Jesinta Campbell donates her body for a good cause.

Australian success for new melanoma drug
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:16:03 GMT
A new cancer drug has proven capable of shrinking melanomas in clinical trials in Australia.

National Breast Cancer Foundation 'Pink Ribbon Breakfast'
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:42 GMT
Register for a Pink Ribbon Breakfast and raise funds for much needed research into breast cancer. Your generous efforts will help Australian researchers continue to unravel the complexities of...

Increased Risk Of Second Cancers And Earlier Death For Childhood Cancer Survivors, Australia
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:27:29 GMT
Progress in childhood cancer is a good news story. Children treated for cancer have an overall 70-80 per cent cure rate. As the numbers of survivors of childhood cancer increases, studies of the long-term survivors allow research that can guide newer treatment protocols and further improve the outlook for newly diagnosed patients...

RugbyU: Rival flyhalves targeted in final Tri-Nations Test
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:11:59 GMT
SYDNEY, Sept 10, 2010 (AFP) - - All eyes will be on the flawed defensive techniques of rival flyhalves Quade Cooper and Aaron Cruden in Saturday's final Australia-New Zealand Tri-Nations Test in Sydney.

Translating research into results
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:28:16 GMT
The University's next symposium at the Shanghai Expo looks at the latest developments in translational health research in China and Australia.

Seven Australians take their lives daily
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:50:34 GMT
Leading advocates in suicide prevention say the community, as well as emergency services, can do more to reduce the unnecessary deaths.

The pink army needs you
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:22:03 GMT
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month internationally and The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation is on a mission to recruit more than 6,000 volunteers to join the Pink Army.

How far is too far at a Xavier dinner?
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:47:45 GMT
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TV body reverses decision to air pro-euthanasia ad
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:45:30 GMT
Efforts to air a pro-euthanasia advertisement on Australian commercial television this weekend have hit a hurdle.

Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Fluorouracil Plus Folinic Acid vs Gemcitabine Following Pancreatic Cancer Resection: A ...
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:44:36 GMT
Context  Adjuvant fluorouracil has been shown to be of benefit for patients with resected pancreatic cancer. Gemcitabine is known to be the most effective agent in advanced disease as well as an effective agent in patients with resected pancreatic cancer. Objective  To determine whether fluorouracil or gemcitabine is superior in terms of overall survival as adjuvant treatment following resection ...

Help in facing a killer inside you
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:05:19 GMT
A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be crushing but you don't have to face it alone, writes Malcolm Brown.

Javier Bardem, Colin Firth and more
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:16:17 GMT
Mini-reviews of the hottest films opening at TIFF on Friday

Call to reduce stigma of suicide
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:26:55 GMT
Seven Australians take their lives every day and around another 180 will try to do so without success.

Childhood cancer survivors 5 times more likely to get cancer again: Study
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:57:12 GMT
According to a new study, children who survive cancer are at a higher risk of cancer later in life or may die early of other cause. The study included almost 900 young cancer survivors treated at Sydney Children's Hospital, from 1972 to 1999, alongside new cancer cases and early deaths. The risk of cancer was five times higher in childhood cancer survivors, the results showed, compared with the ...

Researchers identify eight clinical features for cancer
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:52:02 GMT
Scientists at Keele University have identified eight symptoms that, when they are presented to a GP, have a more than five per cent chance of turning out to be cancer.

Woman who walked around world inspires
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:12:17 GMT
At first glance, "3 mph" doesn't seem like a riveting book. After all, it's about, well, a woman walking around the world, going 3 mph. But as soon as you begin reading, it's clear that Polly Letofsky's story is not only engaging, but also well told and full of bizarre characters. "3 mph: The Adventures of One Woman's Walk Around the World" chronicles Letofsky's five-year, four-continent and 14 ...

Progenics Pharmaceuticals Initiates Oral Methylnaltrexone Phase 3 Trial in Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:19:24 GMT
TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PGNX) today announced the initiation of an international 700-patient, phase 3 trial of oral methylnaltrexone in patients with chronic, non-cancer pain who are experiencing constipation as a result of their opioid-pain management regimens. The goal of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral methylnaltrexone ...

Meditrina licensor AstraZeneca granted US allowance of patent for endometriosis treatment
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:37:53 GMT
Meditrina Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage, specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies that treat women's reproductive system disorders, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a notice of allowance of a patent entitled "Composition Comprising a Combination of an Aromatase Inhibitor, a ...

Hospital Funding First Step Only To Rural Health Fix, Australia
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:11:51 GMT
The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) has welcomed the re-election of the Gillard Government, and has welcomed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's announcement that the next round of federal hospitals funding will be available for regional and rural hospitals. But the Association has warned that fixing the rural health crisis will require much more than just one round of hospital funding ...

Progenics Pharmaceuticals Initiates Oral Methylnaltrexone Phase 3 Trial in Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT
TARRYTOWN, N.Y.----Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the initiation of an international 700-patient, phase 3 trial of oral methylnaltrexone in patients with chronic, non-cancer pain who are experiencing constipation as a result of their opioid-pain management regimens.

Future risks for child cancer survivors
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:00:00 GMT
SURVIVORS of childhood cancer in Australia face more than seven times the risk of dying of cancer in later life

Risk trauma success for ING, Asteron and Aviva
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:54:35 GMT
ING Life has taken out the risk trauma category to secure another win in this year’s Money Management/Dexx&R Adviser Choice Risk Awards

Cancer survivors more likely to suffer depression from disability than diagnosis
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:02:42 GMT
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has found that health-related disability has a much larger impact on psychological distress than a diagnosis of cancer by itself.

Insuring the uninsurable
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:55:35 GMT
Marcello Bertasso explains why in a world of underinsurance, life companies need to cast their nets a little wider.

Mental health care needs a new approach
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:53:36 GMT
Mental health issues account for more than 60 per cent of the total burden of ill-health in young Australians today.

Study to settle aspirin debate
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:56:56 GMT
A major study will aim to settle the debate over whether daily aspirin use can cut the risk of heart attack.

Study to settle aspirin debate
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:19:15 GMT
A major study to involve 12,500 older Australians will aim to settle the debate over whether daily aspirin use can cut the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Cricket: England and Pakistan try to keep focus
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:15:46 GMT
England captain Andrew Strauss today reflected on 11 days which have rocked cricket. He will lead England tonight (NZ time) at the start of a one-day series against Pakistan but he is not misguided enough to assume that form and...

Top 25 Reasons to Celebrate Mushrooms, the Ultimate Fun-Guy (Fungi)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:46:40 GMT
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Mushrooms are considered Nature's Hidden Treasure and the star of the produce aisle thanks to their nutrition, value and versatility. To celebrate the friendly fungi, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania - the Mushroom Capital of the World - will host the 25th Annual Mushroom Festival, September 10-12. In honor of the festival's anniversary, below for your ...

Why the best shows go unwatched
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:53:26 GMT
The Emmy Awards have been handed out for another year, but if you've missed that fact you can be forgiven. When the major prizes are won by shows that get few viewers in our land, why should we cover their victories?

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