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Tuesday 7 July – Monday 13 July

Closure of the Victorian borders due to COVID-19 will impact some border towns, creating logistical challenges for patients accessing health services. Victorian Cancer Registry data shows a decline in the number of positive cancer pathology tests, breast cancer reports dropped by 37% between April and May.

Mater UQ researchers have produced a cancer vaccine that could potentially be used to treat a variety of blood cancers and malignancies.

Blood test, developed by PeterMac scientists, show which men with the most aggressive type of prostate cancer should respond to conventional therapy, and those who need other options.

 
Population Health
ABC Radio Melbourne • Jul 12, 2020  3:59
Gordon Lynch joins us to talk more about how replacing sitting time with 30 minutes of activity could be associated with a lower risk of ...
Activity reduces cancer risk
 
Health Dispatch • Jul 9, 2020  8:24
Australia has topped all three categories in a new report looking at country approaches to cancer in the Asia Pacific region. The report ...
Australia leads region on approach to cancer care
 
 
Cancer and COVID-19
ABC News • Jul 10, 2020  21:18
As Australians collectively hunkered down to flatten the coronavirus curve in March, Emma Harper was fighting a very personal battle. The ...
explain the extent of the decrease. The director of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre's breast service, oncologist Bruce ...
 
Nine Now Today • Jul 8, 2020  11:7
Fears are growing that elderly cancer patients in Victoria will not be able to access essential treatment following the closure of the NSW ...
Fears Victorian cancer patients will not be able to access clinic in Albury
 
 
Treatment
COSMOS Magazine • Jul 9, 2020  18:31
Australian team explores the use of MRT.
Ultra-fine X-rays tested on cancer cells
 
LabOnline • Jul 9, 2020  10:23
Researchers at Stanford University have created a non-invasive technology platform for gene delivery into breast cancer cells, utilising ...
Ultrasound-activated microbubbles destroy cancer cells
 
Science Media Exchange - Scimex • Jul 7, 2020  9:56
Mater University of Queensland researchers detail their work on a new cancer vaccine, which has shown promising signs in preclinical ...
Mater University of Queensland researchers detail their work on a new cancer vaccine, which has shown promising signs in ...
 
Science Media Exchange - Scimex • Jul 7, 2020  9:56
Scientists have developed a simple blood test that can show which men with the most aggressive type of prostate cancer should respond to ...
Blood test can guide treatment for most aggressive prostate cancer
 
 
Diagnosis
The Australian • Jul 8, 2020  19:14
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research director Peter Leedman. Picture: Colin Murty Medical specialists and researchers across...