Sleeper cells: Brain breakthrough could stop diseases in their tracks
Landmark findings into the way dormant brain stem cells operate could create alternative methods to tackle brain cancer and degenerative diseases.
Cancer
These patients took anti-nausea pills. It may have saved their lives
It’s a common anti-nausea drug offered to thousands during chemotherapy. But when a Melbourne team took a closer look at breast cancer patient records, a “surprising” pattern emerged.
This 12-week exercise program may help with cancer side effects
A tailor-made exercise program for patients recovering from cancer hopes to shed light on a common and debilitating issue facing survivors.
Family clings to hope as toddler’s rare disease returns
What was thought to be a harmless case of “toddler belly” for a three-year-old turned into a years-long hospital battle. Now the disease has returned, and the family is clinging to hope.
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Doctors said I was tired from being a mum — but it was bowel cancer
Rachel Bernardo was only in her 30s when she started feeling so tired she needed to go to bed at 6pm. These are the three symptoms she had before her bowel cancer diagnosis.
Flat and fabulous: Why women are embracing life without boobs
There is an emerging collective of Aussie women who are proudly embracing their status as “flatties” – after overcoming the unimaginable.
Liberal MP: ‘I had to beat cancer for our unborn baby’
NSW Liberal MP Matt Cross had just begun 24 weeks of chemotherapy against Stage 4 bowel cancer when his wife dropped a bombshell – she was pregnant.
Brave Louie’s second cruel diagnosis after shock cancer blow
The Hallett Cove mum thought the day she found out her seven-year-old had cancer was the worst day of her life. But says, “there’s been so much worse since then”.bv
‘I thought it was a food allergy’: Mum’s unexpected diagnosis
Business woman Brooke Brown woke up with a “deformed” face most mornings, little did she know she was living with a sinister disease.
‘Huge’: New cancer treatment that triples survival chances
A “game-changing” new Australian blood cancer treatment triples patients chances of survival, being cancer free and avoiding serious, life-long complications.
Daughter’s heartbreaking tribute to mum lost to bowel cancer at 39
Brave little India Hogg, 9, left hearts breaking as she farewelled her mum Amanda saying, “I’ll think of you every moment for the rest of my life.”
Model Erin McNaught shares son’s shock cancer diagnosis
Australian model and actor Erin McNaught has shared horror news about her young son Obi, after noticing a “rapid decline” in his health.
‘Flying with the stars’: Port Lincoln teen loses third battle with cancer
Surrounded by family and “resting in the arms of his ancestors”, a Port Lincoln teen has lost his years-long battle against cancer.
Cancer alert: The five habits of highly at-risk young Qld men
Young Queensland men love the gym but several factors are putting them at risk of cancer, new research has revealed.
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