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New research has unlocked a possible breast cancer detection method for pregnant and postpartum women. Image: Pexels

Breast milk could be key to early-stage breast cancer detection

Just a drop could save your life

Five generations of men in James Murray's family have had prostate cancer: from great-great-grandfather to James. James, 55, with his dad Robert and his son Max, 19. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

The myths stopping blokes from getting a life-saving prostate check

When Robert Murray uniquely chronicled his health woes with what is today known as prostate cancer, he left his family a life-saving gift. More than 170 years later, we bust the myths about prostate screening.

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Has the wellness queen gone too far with her latest revelations? Image: Instagram/@ellemacpherson

Why Elle MacPherson’s cancer claims are sparking concern

Doctors have spoken out

This new ultrasound bra could make breast cancer detection easier. Image: iStock

A double mastectomy will not improve chances of breast cancer survival, study reveals

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Penis cancer cases are surging around the world – here’s why

Penis cancer cases are surging around the world – here’s why

It’s every man’s worst nightmare.

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** FOR NETWORK STORY ** Neuroblastoma breakthrough. Huey May, now 7 years old, pictured with his Mum, Jill. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma at 10 weeks old. He was treated at Sydney Children’s Hospital. Supplied

Breakthrough could prevent deadly childhood cancer

A childhood cancer that claims the lives of half its victims could be prevented thanks to an amazing discovery by Australian researchers.

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The princess has undergone the fight of her life. Image: Getty

Sad new details emerge about Kate Middleton’s cancer battle

Her struggles have come to light

The non-invasive detection method could be a game-changer. Image: Pexels

A new blood test ‘can predict’ the return of breast cancer

Better treatment is on the horizon

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Natalie Phong thought she had appendicitis when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer at age of 39 The mother of two had a sharp, continuous abdominal pain across her tummy when her mother dragged her to the emergency department. Doctors located a tumour in her large bowel and she had surgery later for a hysterectomy and right hemicolectomy where 60 per cent of Natalie’s bowel was removed. IN PIC> Natalie Phong age 39 her son Harrison age 6. Alexander age 9 and her husband Willis Phong.Supplied” sizes=”150px” src=”https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/74d95cd422a449806b807fa718d4c06d” srcset=”https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/74d95cd422a449806b807fa718d4c06d?width=150 128w, https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/74d95cd422a449806b807fa718d4c06d?width=150 150w, https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/74d95cd422a449806b807fa718d4c06d?width=320 320w, https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/74d95cd422a449806b807fa718d4c06d?width=650 650w, https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/74d95cd422a449806b807fa718d4c06d?width=1024 1024w” loading=”lazy” /></div></a><h3 class=

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 have been linked to blood cancer in a new study. Picture: AFP

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.

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Chloe Boulden was forced to have her eye sewn shut when doctors discovered she had cancer. Picture: SWNS

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.

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19/5/24. The federal government has decreased the age from 50 years old to 45 years old for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. Sara-Jayne Edmunds was diagnosed with bowel cancer when she was 46. Picture: Keryn Stevens

‘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.

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Surgeon Marcos Perin and his team Dr Sarah Qi, Dr. Dixon Woon and Dr. Jayapadman Bhaskar at The Austin Hospital. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

‘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.

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Sophia Thompson was diagnosed with chordoma, a type of brain and bone cancer, in 2021 which is an extremely rare cancer affecting one in a million people and even rarer to be diagnosed under the age of 21. 26 April 2024. Picture Dean Martin

‘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.

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