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     <title><![CDATA[ Deadliest cancers are missing out on funding]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fragmented and inefficient research funding means Australia is not tackling the deadliest forms of cancer, say a coalition of charities and funding bodies seeking to overhaul the sector.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:35:23 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[BRCA mutations benefit in ovarian cancer]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Women with BRCA gene mutations face a better prognosis in epithelial ovarian cancer, researchers have found, in a paradoxical twist to the BRCA story.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:03:28 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A 'decade of dithering' on bowel cancer screening]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ten years of "pilots, reviews, research and … uncertainty" has left Australian bowel cancer screening in a sorry state, an expert says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:51:55 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Laparoscopy safe for staging uterine cancer]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The risk of uterine cancer recurrence after a comprehensive surgical staging is only slightly greater if the procedure is performed laparoscopically, compared with the more invasive laparotomy, a new study has found.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:45:40 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meta-analysis confirms exercise benefits]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Physical activity has positive short-term effects on a cancer survivor’s physical functions and quality of life, a meta-analysis shows.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:43:15 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[How much survival is needed to offset prostate cancer treatment?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[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 diagnosis.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:59:42 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Patients are Googling but Oncologists wary of internet]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As patients search the net, oncologists need to offer guidance and interpretation of information sourced from the internet, a new study recommends.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:57:21 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dutasteride discouraged for low-risk prostate cancers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The oral 5-alpha reductase inhibitor dutasteride should not be used to prevent progression of low-grade prostate cancers despite apparently favourable trial results, a cancer specialist says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:53:43 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.oncologyupdate.com.au/news/dutasteride-discouraged-for-low-risk-prostate-canc</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Handling chemo raises risk of miscarriage]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Women exposed to chemotherapy drugs or sterilising agents at work are twice as likely to miscarry as their colleagues who do not handle these chemicals, research suggests.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:50:32 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.oncologyupdate.com.au/news/handling-chemo-raises-risk-of-miscarriage</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Oncologist shortage getting worse]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As demand and paper-work increases, oncologists will be in short supply, a study finds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:19:14 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Weight-gain linked to prostate cancer]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Men who put on 20 kilograms or more in their adult life have nearly double the risk of dying from prostate cancer, new Australian research shows.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:16:10 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[HRT breast cancer link sparks controversy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An analysis of a flawed study linking hormone replacement therapy to breast cancer has itself come under fire.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:10:30 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.oncologyupdate.com.au/news/hrt-breast-cancer-link-sparks-controversy--1</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Ask: ‘How much do you want to know?’]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Clinicians who judge their patients’ information and decision making needs based on age and health may often get it wrong.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:08:35 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Season's greetings!]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As this is our last edition for 2011 we’d like to thank you for your ongoing support. We’ll be back in the New Year but in the meantime, we’d appreciate any comments, suggestions or feedback you may have to make your publication even better.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:16:20 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ASCO's annual report: progressing well in the cancer war]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The ASCO annual report on progress against cancer has listed 12 major advances during 2011, supplemented by another 42 'notable' advances.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:13:05 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Tamoxifen underused in Australia]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Australian clinicians rarely prescribe tamoxifen to women with a moderate or high risk of breast cancer, overestimating the risk of rare side-effects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:08:37 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[HPV testing best for cervical screening]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Human papillomavirus DNA testing plus cytology detects precancerous cervical lesions earlier than cytology alone and prevents grade three tumours, a randomised trial confirms.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:04:54 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Missed opportunities for radiotherapy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:03:13 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.oncologyupdate.com.au/news/missed-opportunities-for-radiotherapy</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Oncology blogger call-out!]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Are you an oncologist who likes to write? Do you have thoughts and opinions about issues relevant to your field? Do you enjoy engaging with your colleagues?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:02:21 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.oncologyupdate.com.au/news/oncology-blogger-call-out---1-</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.oncologyupdate.com.au/news/oncology-blogger-call-out-</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Oncology blogger call-out!]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Are you an oncologist who likes to write? Do you have thoughts and opinions about issues relevant to your field? Do you enjoy engaging with your colleagues?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:29:43 GMT</pubDate>
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