cancer

New resource helps families assess childhood cancer clinical trials
Cancer 04 Nov 2018

New resource helps families assess childhood cancer clinical trials

UNSW medical researchers are developing a tool to support families who are deciding whether to enrol in a childhood cancer clinical trial.
National cancer screening programs reduce the risk of death from breast, cervical and bowel cancer
Cancer 28 Oct 2018

National cancer screening programs reduce the risk of death from breast, cervical and bowel cancer

People with breast, cervical and bowel cancers detected through national cancer screening programs have better cancer survival outcomes.
Birth defect predicts testicular cancer, infertility
Cancer 11 Oct 2018

Birth defect predicts testicular cancer, infertility

First population-based cohort study to assess both adult fertility and cancer risk after surgical correction for undescended testes in early childhood.
Possible novel way to stop untreatable paediatric brain cancers
Cancer 20 May 2018

Possible novel way to stop untreatable paediatric brain cancers

Researchers used an experimental molecular therapy in preclinical laboratory tests to effectively treat several types of deadly paediatric brain cancer and now propose advancing the…
Improving outcomes for kids with cancer
Cancer 28 Jan 2016

Improving outcomes for kids with cancer

UNSW childhood cancer researchers have been awarded close to $4.5 million to fund ground breaking new research set to significantly improve the outcomes for children…
Method for targeting the ‘Achilles heel’ of neuroblastoma
Cancer 22 Nov 2015

Method for targeting the ‘Achilles heel’ of neuroblastoma

Australian scientists have identified a critical molecular ‘feedback loop’ that accelerates the progression of neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nervous system in children that is…
Getting healthy after breast cancer treatment: Professor Christobel Saunders
Cancer 15 Aug 2015

Getting healthy after breast cancer treatment: Professor Christobel Saunders

Professor Christobel Saunders offers tips on how to improve your health after breast cancer treatment.
Exercising for better health in prostate cancer therapy
Cancer 21 Feb 2015

Exercising for better health in prostate cancer therapy

Exercise helps reduce the side effects of prostate cancer treatment. Exercising as part of a supportive, social group and research has additional benefits.
Prostate cancer treatment side effects: Three guys find ways to cope and beat cancer
Cancer 21 Feb 2015

Prostate cancer treatment side effects: Three guys find ways to cope and beat cancer

Prostate cancer treatment affects all men differently. Read about three Aussie guys and how they coped with fatigue, reduced libido and other side effects.