Tuesday 9 June – Monday 15 June Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos urges Victorians to continue to seek medical treatment and general healthcare checks during the pandemic amidst falling cancer referral rates. The Australian Government has invested $3.5M to NSW researchers and $2.3M to University of Melbourne to predict the demand of cancer treatments over five years and the impact of current and new cancer treatments respectively. In addition, almost $35M is to be invested in Indigenous health projects and $23M to fund specialist prostate cancer nurses. Peter Mac has opened the Prostate Theranostics & Imaging Centre of Excellence. SA has begun building Australia’s first targeted cancer proton therapy centre, |
| | | Funding | | | The Department of Health • Jun 13, 2020 12:32 | | | Research into health system preparedness for cancer and paediatric healthcare Australia is at the global forefront of cancer research and the Australian Government is committed to consolidating that position, with the... brightest researchers. Further information about the MRFF is available at www.health.gov.au/mrff Institution Project... |
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| | | COVID-19 and Cancer | | | Premier of Victoria • Jun 10, 2020 12:15 | | | Don’t Neglect Your Health During The Pandemic Minister for Health and general healthcare checks. Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos today visited Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, which... |
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| | | Treatment | | | The Age (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Jun 12, 2020 23:45 | | | An aspirin a day helps keep bowel cancer away, study finds Most people aged 50 to 70 should be taking aspirin daily to help ward off bowel cancer. A long-running global study... An aspirin a day helps keep bowel cancer away, study finds |
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| | The Daily Telegraph (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Jun 10, 2020 21:0 | | | Melbourne specialists deliver ‘stunning’ prostate cancer breakthrough A breakthrough treatment for prostate cancer by Melbourne specialists has delivered “stunning” results. A... billionaire, will be officially opened at Peter Mac on Thursday. media_cameraThe Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has been... |
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| | The Medical News • Jun 9, 2020 23:40 | | | New diet and physical activity guideline to prevent cancer The American Cancer Society has updated its guideline for diet and physical activity for cancer prevention, with adjustments to reflect the... The American Cancer Society has updated its guideline for diet and physical activity for cancer prevention, with... |
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| | | Diagnosis | | | 6PR • Jun 12, 2020 1:22 | | | Could this be a game changer for blood cancer patients? 41 Aussies are diagnosed with blood cancer everyday, but less than a third have access to critical testing which could change the way... Associate Professor Chan Cheah is a haematologist, and the director of Blood Cancer Research WA, he’s here to tell us... |
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