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AI discontinuation common among breast cancer patients

Nearly a third of early-stage breast cancer patients stop their aromatase inhibitor treatment early because of intolerance, although when offered an alternative AI medication, over a third are able to continue.

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Patients want greater role in breast cancer treatment

Two-thirds of women with early-stage breast cancer want to be involved in planning their treatment, although just under half say their doctor ultimately made the decision, an Australian-funded study reports.

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Fear of cancer recurrence leads to less surveillance
Fear of cancer recurrence among young women leads to lower surveillance rates which may compromise health outcomes, an Australian study...
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CBT effective for hot-flushes: study
Learning techniques such as paced breathing and relaxation can take the sting out of hot flushes for women following breast...
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More cancer deaths than expected in WA miners
Death rates for malignant mesothelioma in former miners at the notorious Wittenoom blue asbestos mine are higher than predicted,...
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Chemo in pregnancy safe for fetus
Pregnant women and their doctors can be reassured that chemotherapy does not appear to have long term effects on children...
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Clinical News

PSA values identify candidates for long-term ADT

Prostate-specific antigen values can act as an early surrogate for prostate cancer-specific mortality, identifying patients most likely to benefit from long-term androgen suppression therapy, researchers say.

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New evidence backs expansion of bowel cancer screening

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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Glucose, not insulin, linked to colorectal cancer risk
A new analysis from the Women’s Health Initiative has suggested that colorectal cancer risk is associated with elevated fasting glucose...
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Elderly missing out on chemotherapy
Elderly patients with colorectal cancer are often "undertreated", with a patient’s age affecting an oncologist’s choice of treatment, an Australian...
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US revokes breast cancer drug's licence
US health officials have revoked the authorisation of bevacizumab for breast cancer treatment, saying the drug has "not been shown...
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Information tool for early menopause
Australian experts have come up with an information tool to 'fill a gap' in treating breast cancer in women with...
12 weeks ago0

Features

Aggressive surgery 'treatment of choice' in childhood meningiomas

Call for inquiry to cope with genomic breakthroughs

Warning on thromboembolic risks with ADT

Pre-surgical therapy beneficial for early breast cancer

Politics

No green light for food labelling

The AMA has accused the Government of caving in to the food industry after failing to endorse traffic light labelling for foods.

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Quack remedies need tighter regulation

The TGA’s "light touch" approach to regulating alternative therapies has been a failure, with an audit finding high levels of false claims under the system based on self regulation.

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Prognostic tool accurately predicts survival
New prognostic tools for patients with advanced cancer in palliative care can reliably predict survival times, researchers find.
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NSW 'disregard' for radiotherapy targets costs lives
Nearly 500 cancer patients are likely to die each year in NSW through the state government’s “disregard” for its own...
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Call for more radiology funding
The Federal Government is under pressure to halt the decline in funding for cancer patients requiring radiology, and to index,...
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Young adult cancer patients in no man’s land
Paediatric and medical oncologists need to work together to develop oncology services pitched to adolescents and young adults with cancer,...
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Other News

One liaison psychiatrist needed per 100 beds

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.

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Jury still out on NSAIDs role in cancer prevention

The debate on whether NSAIDs have a chemopreventive role to play has resurfaced this week, with the latest analysis finding users of aspirin have a significantly reduced risk for oesophageal cancers.

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Carboplatin safe in pregnancy
US research presented at COSA in Perth this week shows that not enough carboplatin crosses the placental barrier to have...
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Older women missing out on breast cancer treatment
Experts say clinicians are partly to blame for over 75-year-olds not seeing the same reductions in breast-cancer mortality as their...
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Earlier pill use linked to earlier breast cancers
Women who get breast cancer are likely to have been diagnosed with it earlier if they started taking the contraceptive...
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Why do men over 75 get PSA tests?
At least a fifth of men aged 75 to 84 are having PSA tests every year, with little reason for...
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