Teens now being given brutal diagnosis
A brutal disease is on the rise across Australia after crossing over into the “ordinary world”, with a new wave of cases impacting teenagers.
Cancer
The summer mistake that could kill you
Every year, millions of Australians spend their summer outside with their loved ones, blissfully unaware that one simple mistake could cost them everything.
The summer mistake that could kill you
Every year, millions of Australians spend their summer outside with their loved ones, blissfully unaware that one simple mistake could cost them everything.
Women push for access to surgery to reduce breast cancer risk
Many Australian women with a high risk of breast cancer have been forced to wait in limbo for access to risk-reducing surgery. Now they are taking their fight to Canberra.
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A new blood test ‘can predict’ the return of breast cancer
Better treatment is on the horizon
The signs you might have bowel cancer
An unexplained surge in bowel cancer among people aged under 50 has doctors worried and a new study highlights the signs you may have the disease.
Tattoos linked to cancer in shock study
Getting tattooed could increase a person’s risk of developing a certain type of cancer, researchers have found.
Eye sewn shut: Mum’s shock diagnosis at lash appointment
A young Adelaide mum-of-four was forced to have her eye sewn shut after her beauty appointment led to a terrifying health diagnosis.
‘Told it would fix itself’: Scary symptom dismissed by doctor
Sara-Jayne Edmunds became vegan in an attempt to fix her unrelenting bowel problems. But the cause was much more sinister.
‘Her liver was falling apart’: World-first cancer surgery saves Aussie mum
The only option for these cancer patients was a surgery with a less than 50 per cent success rate. This is the inside story of an Australian breakthrough that got the world talking.
‘I thought my headaches were Year 12 stress … I was wrong’
Sophia Noelle Thompson thought her headache was due to stress from her school exams. Instead it was hiding a horror disease that could now claim her life at any time.
‘Sold my house’: My $70k cancer bill was free for others
The stories of Graham Page and Ian Hart in South Australia highlight a major failure of our health system which lags the world in funding lifesaving treatments.
‘I have cancer but I don’t want to know what stage’
Being told you’re terminal is only scary if you know how long you have left, claims mum Kathryn Simile. After all, “you could be hit by a bus tomorrow”.
Experts are calling for the mammogram screening age to be brought forward
What has sparked the change?
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