I had bruises and started feeling tired — I never imagined cancer
A mother “never could have imagined” she’d be diagnosed with cancer after seeing her GP for heavy bruising and fatigue.
Cancer
TV presenter reveals his response when told he had 3 months to live
Barry Du Bois opens up like never before on how he spiralled into the darkness of depression – and came out the other end – after going through things that would break most people.
Are we helping or harming older patients by treating their cancer?
Cancer is generally more prevalent in older people. As the population ages in Australia it poses the question, are the side effects of treating some people for cancer worth it?
I found out I had aggressive cancer halfway into my pregnancy
Rocio Albornoz was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer in her second trimester. This is the remarkable story of how little Liam was delivered safely into the world.
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Young woman given days to live after shock diagnosis
A young woman has been dealt the devastating news an undiscovered health issue is “incurable” and she has “hours or days” to live.
Can this ‘spit test’ spot prostate cancer signs better than a PSA?
A spit test done at home could be better at detecting prostate cancer than present methods like blood tests. This is what you need to know about it.
Shock diagnosis ‘a blessing’, says Dundovic
Aged 38 and in great shape, model and actress Laura Dundovic doesn’t seem like a candidate for bowel cancer. So results from a recent scan came as a shock.
My smartwatch started going crazy – I’d been ignoring the symptoms
Brad Butvila had been feeling light-headed and dizzy, but he put it down to being tired due to being a father-of-two. However his smartwatch kept sending him alerts.
I thought I only had a hernia – but doctors found a tumour
Father-of-three Peter Giannopoulos saw his doctor for a routine check-up – then came a death sentence. He’s now hoping for a miracle.
Tiny sign before toddler’s devastating diagnosis
When two-year-old Marlow Kay developed a black spot on his tongue, his mum immediately wanted it checked out. But she couldn’t believe the diagnosis.
Insane reaction after private school graduate’s shock cancer diagnosis
When a 19-year-old former Brisbane Grammar prefect bravely revealed he is battling blood cancer and needs a stem cell transplant, he and his family could never have expected the response, which has been nothing short of breathtaking.
Melanoma nightmare: Ex CEO tells of wife’s diagnosis after mole removed
The former CEO of a global restaurant giant has revealed how a visit with his wife for an MRI on a torn muscle ended in a “shattering” diagnosis that left her with just three months to live.
I’m an oncologist – what I tell cancer patients wanting alternative therapy
Medical oncologist Dr Raja Chaganti doesn’t like the term alternative therapies, preferring to call them complementary. This is what he thinks about them.
Prostate cancer risk spikes by 45 per cent in this group of men
Research conducted by seven European nations has yielded troubling findings for some men, in the world’s largest prostate cancer screening study.
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