Commonwealth boosts specialist training numbers by 105 13 Apr 2012 0 comments The Federal Government has announced that 105 new trainee specialist places have commenced in 2012 as part of the $390 million Specialist Training Program and the More Doctors and Nurses for…
Alternative drug funding options give half CRC patients access 9 Mar 2012 0 comments Half of all eligible colorectal cancer patients in Australia gained access to cetuximab between 2005 and 2009, despite the drug not being subsidised under the PBS, new analysis of data from the…
How much survival is needed to offset prostate cancer treatment? 27 Jan 2012 0 comments Australian research has revealed that relatively modest survival benefits are sufficient to offset the most common side effects of treatments for prostate cancer for most men, three years after…
Oncotype test changes chemotherapy decisions 9 Dec 2011 0 comments The Oncotype DX test changes Australian clinicians’ decisions about adjuvant chemotherapy in a quarter of cases, with decisions moving away from chemotherapy at twice the rate they move towards it.
One liaison psychiatrist needed per 100 beds 25 Nov 2011 0 comments Hospitals need a minimum of about one full-time consultation-liaison psychiatrist per 100 beds, but more are needed if they are expected to do any research.
Bone-metastases well treated with denosumab 18 Nov 2011 0 comments Denosumab's use is not yet supported in the prevention of bone metastases in prostate cancer, a prospective trial reported in the Lancet concludes.
Dietary fibre, but not veggies, prevents cancer 18 Nov 2011 0 comments Each 10g increase in dietary and cereal fibre intake reduces an individual’s risk of colorectal cancer by about 10%, a large meta-analysis concludes.
Older women missing out on breast cancer treatment 11 Nov 2011 0 comments Experts say clinicians are partly to blame for over 75-year-olds not seeing the same reductions in breast-cancer mortality as their younger counterparts.
Earlier pill use linked to earlier breast cancers 11 Nov 2011 0 comments Women who get breast cancer are likely to have been diagnosed with it earlier if they started taking the contraceptive pill at a younger age, new data suggest.
Cancer centre a step closer 11 Nov 2011 0 comments The $1 billion Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre is a step closer to construction with the Victorian and Australian governments agreeing on an implementation plan.