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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.


Let’s talk about inflammatory bowel disease

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

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.


New ‘stage of diagnosis’ data from Cancer Australia offers valuable insights for GPs

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

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.


Study finds new screening program to almost halve cervical cancer in Australia

Study finds new screening program to almost halve cervical cancer in Australia

Australia’s new National Cervical Screening Program will almost halve rates of cervical cancer by 2035, a new study predicts.


Latest figures for HPV vaccine show increased levels of coverage

Latest figures for HPV vaccine show increased levels of coverage

Australia’s human papillomavirus vaccination programs have seen the rates of fully immunised girls and boys continue to improve across the country, according to new data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.


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