Beating the bloat: The role of nutrition in managing IBS Dietitian Rachael Bradford examines how diet and nutrition can effect symptoms related to irritable bowel syndrome.
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 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? Dr Gill Cowen looks at the evidence for exercise among oncology patients.
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.
Let’s talk about inflammatory bowel disease Crohn’s and Colitis Australia is encouraging people to open up about inflammatory bowel disease and leave behind the associated stigma.
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 New research shows women with breast cancer in rural Australia have lower survival rates and different health outcomes than those living in the cities.
New ‘stage of diagnosis’ data from Cancer Australia offers valuable insights for GPs New data released by Cancer Australia on stage of diagnosis for the nation’s five most prevalent cancers highlights challenges and strategies for management in general practice.
More young people are beating childhood cancers Young Australians diagnosed with cancer have a better chance than ever of beating the disease, according to a new report.