The anti-cancer drug abemaciclib (also known as Vernezio) has this month been added to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to treat certain types of breast cancer.
Prof Deborah Bateson, Sexual Health Physician, and Dr Rebecca South, Women's Health GP, answer a series of questions on the topic of cervical cancer screening. These questions were compiled by GPs and health professionals across Australia.
It is risky and untested treatment. It could shorten his life or make it a whole lot worse. But it’s a risk Professor Richard Scolyer is willing to take, desperate to try and save his own life...
Cancer is often thought of as a disease that mostly affects older people. But worrying new research shows that cancer in younger adults is a growing problem. The study found there’s been a nearly 80% increase in the number of under-50s being diagnosed with cancer globally in the last three decades.
Virtual planning for head and neck reconstruction, a comprehensive multi-disciplinary task that is highly detailed to create prosthetics to exacting standards and precision
Although still classed as a ‘rare cancer’, the incidence of cancer of the oropharynx continues to rise thanks largely to the prevalence of HPV-16, says Sydney ENT specialist Dr Julie Crawford.
The incidence of oropharyngeal cancers is rapidly rising, and the major causes are HPV infection (HPV16 subtype) and smoking - How to diagnose, investigate and refer patients with a lump in the neck, and the ongoing role of health professionals
In this Product Explainer Urologist Prof Henry Woo explains the role of degarelix injections as part of the management of locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer (3 mins).
In this Healthed lecture, A/Prof Dion Forstner & Dr Farshad Kasraei explain that radiation therapy is the most effective non-invasive option for keratinocyte cancer lesions, with 5-year control rates approaching surgery. It also complements surgery well in the adjuvant setting for high-risk disease. Advances in technology and an understanding of radiobiological processes has allowed it to be applied to a wider variety of disease presentations, whilst mitigating acute and chronic side effects.
When given the option between recommending a non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) patient for either surgery or radiotherapy, GPs will often choose the surgical route.