Stories by michael woodhead
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Australia needs a national, integrated palliative care system and urgent improvements in access to palliative care drugs, oncologist have told a Senate inquiry.
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The anxiety-provoking term “cancer” should be modified for patients with low grade prostate pathology who have favourable outcomes, according to new advice released this week.
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Some cancer patients are missing out on the benefits of radiotherapy because their GPs do not explain the benefits or refer them to a radiation oncologist.
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Cancer experts say new evidence backs the already persuasive case to extend bowel cancer screening program from one off tests to biennial screening.
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Cancer treatment budgets are likely to become unaffordable due to the excessive emphasis on ''very small benefit at whatever cost'', leading oncologists have warned.
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A Senate report has recommended the Federal Government reverse its cost-containing policy of deferring PBS drug listings.
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Chlamydia trachomatis infection appears to be an independent factor in the development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), a study suggests.
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Professional medical boundaries and standards still apply when going online to blog or use Facebook and Twitter, doctors have been reminded.
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The assumption that early detection of ovarian cancer symptoms will improve a woman’s chance of survival is unfounded, an Australian study suggests.
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An initial PSA level of 3.0 ng/mL appears to be an appropriate threshold for biopsy of men to investigate for prostate cancer, a major new study suggests.