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Australian researchers develop world-first blood test to detect melanoma early

Australian researchers develop world-first blood test to detect melanoma early

The world’s first blood test able to detect early stage melanoma has been developed by Edith Cowan University researchers.


Simple blood test to predict rare cancers

Simple blood test to predict rare cancers' likely spread

New Queensland University of Technology research has shed fresh light on how head and neck cancer spreads to other organs.


Update graphic images on cigarette packages to remind of health risks, experts say

Update graphic images on cigarette packages to remind of health risks, experts say

A new survey shows half of smokers do not know about all health problems associated with smoking. Cancer Council Victoria is now asking for an upgrade of the graphic images on cigarette packaging.


New online cancer survivorship course offers GPs a different way of learning

New online cancer survivorship course offers GPs a different way of learning

Professor Jon Emery talks to newsGP about an upcoming massive open online course about cancer survivorship in primary care.


Education portal designed to provide latest melanoma diagnoses and treatments

Education portal designed to provide latest melanoma diagnoses and treatments

Melanoma Institute Australia has launched a free e-learning portal to educate healthcare professionals about the latest advances in melanoma diagnosis and treatment to ensure best practice and equity of care for melanoma patients around the country.


GPs can help reduce cancer rates in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population

GPs can help reduce cancer rates in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population

A Menzies researcher is calling on the World Health Organization and governments to prioritise improvements in cancer control for Indigenous people globally.


Why should GPs encourage oncology patients to exercise?

Why should GPs encourage oncology patients to exercise?

Dr Gill Cowen looks at the evidence for exercise among oncology patients.


Over-screening of colorectal cancer putting patients at risk: Study

Over-screening of colorectal cancer putting patients at risk: Study

An abundance of ‘low-value’ colonoscopy services for bowel cancer screening is creating a bottleneck in which potentially at-risk patients are having their diagnosis delayed, new research has found.


Bowel and cervical screening effective, but participation rates need to improve

Bowel and cervical screening effective, but participation rates need to improve

New research shows that the national bowel cancer and cervical cancer screening programs are proving effective, but participation rates are not as high as they could be.


Women with breast cancer worse off in rural Australia, study shows

Women with breast cancer worse off in rural Australia, study shows

New research shows women with breast cancer in rural Australia have lower survival rates and different health outcomes than those living in the cities.


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