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.
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.
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.
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”.
It’s time to take ownership of our health
It’s thought of as a women’s diseases, but on rare occasions men can be diagnosed too. This is what it’s like to be diagnosed with breast cancer as a man.
With bowel cancer on the rise in young people, new guidelines call for screening to start earlier.
QUEENSLAND scientists have confirmed the link between male-pattern balding and deadly skin cancers — and it’s not testosterone.
He says early testing saved his life
‘If I’m not living my life, what’s the point?’
A crucial new finding
Melbourne-based scientists have discovered a new suite of gene mutations that are linked to breast cancer. See how their findings could save lives.
They’re a deadly double agent
Aussie TV star Lynne McGranger has revealed why she regrets ignoring an important cancer test for years and what prompted her to do it.
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