Millions undergo unnecessary pelvic exams in US: Research But a local expert says standards are in place in Australia to ensure examinations only occur when clinically appropriate.
Almost 30,000 cancers over-diagnosed a year: Research But an expert says it is a ‘tricky balance’ between over-diagnosis and adequate detection of cancer.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme updates to start 2020 The safety net threshold has been lowered, while a new drug that provides a treatment option for patients with advanced breast cancer has been added.
Targeting disadvantage in smoking cessation A program being trialled in Adelaide will take a new approach to an old, intractable problem – high smoking rates in low socioeconomic areas.
Grieving daughter wants to improve detection of pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer is hard to detect and lethal, with the number of cases expected to rise. What can be done?
Is it time for a lung cancer screening program in Australia? Cancer Australia is seeking answers about the possibility of implementing screening for the nation’s deadliest cancer.
Research shows need for earlier breast cancer detection It found young women are almost twice as likely to have advanced breast cancer at diagnosis, rather than localised disease.
Culture, care and reducing suicide risk A new resource aims to help practitioners boost their cultural competency when treating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
Born and bred in Australia? Melanoma risk up by 50% Researchers have found 22 different genes help shape a person’s risk of melanoma according to their level of sun exposure.
A grieving GP: How one doctor and her brave son fought leukaemia Dr Emily Isham tells newsGP about the loneliness and trauma left after her family’s five-year ordeal.