Vaccine helps close the gap for cervical cancer rates Research finds initial uptake of HPV vaccination among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents is over 80%.
‘We have to normalise it’: Boosting bowel cancer screening rates Participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program remains low, but Professor Jon Emery believes GPs are instrumental to boosting numbers.
Varied bowel cancer screening rates across socioeconomic areas Participation rates are lower – but positivity rates higher – for those living in the lowest socioeconomic areas, a new report shows.
Doctors and the effects of decision fatigue Decision-making may deteriorate throughout the day and negatively impact cancer screening rates, new research has found.
Cancer Council calls on GPs The Cancer Council is asking for GP support for what it calls ‘the biggest campaign ever run in Australia to promote bowel cancer screening’.
Cervical cancer could be all but eliminated in 80 years: Lancet study Cervical cancer could be eliminated by 2100 if the world rapidly moves to introduce HPV vaccines and screening, according to a new study.
Research and statistics on early diagnosis mark World Cancer Day GPs are told to consider laryngeal cancer in cases of persistent sore throat, while Cancer Australia has released new colorectal cancer statistics.
Australia working with Malaysia on HPV self-test pilot program Self-testing may hold the key to tackling cervical cancer deaths in Malaysia.
Update on self-collected samples for HPV testing: Dr Lara Roeske Q&A GP and cervical screening expert Dr Lara Roeske talks about the latest evidence on self-collected samples and its implications for under-screened patients.
The defining moments of general practice in 2018: Part 1 As the end of another year approaches, we should consider the progress and success our profession has experienced over the past 12 months.