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Oncology News Australia • Dec 28, 2020  0:33
Today’s episode of The Oncology Journal Club is dedicated to the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2020. The Oncology ...
funding for The Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre which opened in September 2016. Dr Underhill is the VCCC Regional Oncology Lead and
 
Oncology News Australia • Dec 18, 2020  17:5
The Oncology Podcast, brought to you by oncologynews.com.au, is proud to present the latest episode in our ‘The OJC Meets…’ series in which ...
the anticipated surge in cancer diagnoses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Grant’s research into melanoma and priorities for the VCCC.
 
 
Partners
Sydney Sun • Dec 27, 2020  5:57
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Melbourne have suggested new cost-effective measures to ...
the University of Melbourne have suggested new cost-effective measures to revolutionise breast screening for women at risk of breast cancer.
 
9News • Dec 23, 2020  20:49
A new test could revolutionise the way women are screened for breast cancer, and be able to detect the disease before it develops. The ...
is the result of a collaboration between the University of Melbourne, BreastScreen Victoria and Cancer Council Victoria. The test uses
 
 
Blood Cancers
TechInvest Magazine Online • Dec 24, 2020  8:18
Clinical-stage oncology company PharmAust Ltd (ASX:PAA) has received ethics approvals from the New South Wales Department of Primary ...
Under Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Association (APVMA) requirements, PharmAust has shipped existing tablets out of Australia
 
 
Lung Cancer
Echonetdaily (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Dec 23, 2020  22:5
The Australian government has announced that a significant lung cancer treatment option that costs approximately $ ...
in Australia. This listing was recommended by the independent Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee. Since 2013, the Australian
 
Sky News Australia • Dec 20, 2020  23:48
A lung cancer drug that could save or extend the lives of 1000 Australians will have its cost slashed in the new year going from $90,000 ...
A lung cancer drug that could save or extend the lives of 1000 Australians will have its cost slashed in the new year going from $90,000 per
 
The Sydney Morning Herald (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Dec 20, 2020  19:23
If you’re a non-smoking woman and you develop a cough, the last thing you think you've got is lung cancer. That’s ...
, headaches.” Lung cancer was the biggest cancer killer in Australia despite being the fifth most common cancer diagnosis. It’s estimated
 
The Medical News • Dec 19, 2020  13:43
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tagrisso (osimertinib) as the first adjuvant treatment for patients with non-small ...
partners. For this review, FDA collaborated with the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency,
 
 
Pancreatic Cancer
NZ City • Dec 20, 2020  5:31
A clinical trial is providing hope for Kiwis with one of world's least survivable cancers... pancreatic cancer
The OncoSil device, developed by an Australian medical technology company, allows micro particles containing radiation to be injected
 
The New Zealand Herald • Dec 20, 2020  3:0
Miriam Walter saw the tumour in her pancreas shrink 73 per cent thanks to new technology. Photo / Supplied Miriam Walter was told she would ...
summer with her family. The OncoSil device, developed by an Australian medical technology company, is extending and even saving the lives of
 
 
Sarcoma
HealthTimes • Dec 24, 2020  15:46
Photo: Australia pioneering 3D printing for bone implants Ground-breaking Australian research on 3D printing technology is offering new ...
Photo: Australia pioneering 3D printing for bone implants Ground-breaking Australian research on 3D printing technology is offering new
 
 
Women's Cancer
knowridge • Dec 26, 2020  22:23
In a recent study at Flinders University in Australia, researchers found a link between beta-blockers and survival outcomes in some breast ...
In a recent study at Flinders University in Australia, researchers found a link between beta-blockers and survival outcomes in some breast
 
Sydney Chic • Dec 24, 2020  8:50
According to leading breast cancer surgeon Associate Professor Sanjay Warrier, breast implants do not increase your chances of developing ...
is the immediate past President and current committee member of Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand (BreastSurgANZ). His views are
 
Herald Globe • Dec 23, 2020  18:35
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in ...
the screening. Collaborating with Cancer Council Victoria and BreastScreen Victoria, University of Melbourne researchers were the first to
 
ABC News • Dec 23, 2020  14:5
Posted December 23, 2020 14:05:36 Jo is upbeat and grateful that her diagnosis has "brought into sharp focus what is important ...
her diagnosis has "brought into sharp focus what is important in life". Topics: health, breast-cancer, covid-19, melbourne-3000
 
knowridge • Dec 23, 2020  10:49
A recent study from South Australian scientists discovered how an obscure protein causes breast cancer to develop and grow more quickly. ...
-negative breast cancers, which make up 15% of all breast cancers in Australia, are difficult to treat, and have the poorest survival rates.
 
3AW - Australia • Dec 23, 2020  8:30
A major breast cancer breakthrough could warn women years before they develop breast cancer. New testing which uses artificial intelligence ...
Medical Research Council senior principal research fellow from the University of Melbourne, Professor John Hopper, said the technology could
 
Gold Coast Bulletin (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Dec 23, 2020  6:38
A new game-changing mammogram test could help detect women at risk of developing breast cancer years ­before they ...
is the work of teams at the University of Melbourne, BreastScreen Victoria and the Cancer Council Victoria, who wanted to find new ways of
 
 
Treatment Development
HealthTimes • Dec 24, 2020  15:46
Photo: Australia pioneering 3D printing for bone implants Ground-breaking Australian research on 3D printing technology is offering new ...
Photo: Australia pioneering 3D printing for bone implants Ground-breaking Australian research on 3D printing technology is offering new
 
Ntnews.com.au (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Dec 23, 2020  6:0
media_cameraNatalie Vujovich could benefit from the new screening process as she has a family history of cancer. ...
is the work of teams at the University of Melbourne, BreastScreen Victoria and the Cancer Council Victoria, who wanted to find new ways of
 
ABC [Tropical Queensland] • Dec 18, 2020  23:37
In 2018, Helen Delaney feared she might not be around to witness the marriage of her son Andrew and his partner Laura. Key points: Helen ...
through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), which subsidised medications in Australia. "She can come in every couple of weeks for the
 
 
COVID-19 & Cancer
Tweed Daily News (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Dec 24, 2020  16:17
Exclusive: Hundreds of thousands of Australians missed out on health screens and surgeries because of COVID-19 ...
heart disease, which kills on average 50 Australians every day. In May, News Corp Australia revealed more than 60,000 patients a day were
 
ABC News • Dec 23, 2020  14:13
Posted December 23, 2020 14:13:27 Jo goes through chemo on her own, due COVID-19 restrictions. Topics: health, breast- ...
14:13:27 Jo goes through chemo on her own, due COVID-19 restrictions. Topics: health, breast-cancer, covid-19, melbourne-3000