Cancer
Class action considered against SA govt over breast screen failures
Legal action against the South Australian Government is being launched by about half of 72 women whose breast cancer’s were......
Closing the gap on Cancer death rates
Over the last twenty years, cancer research has saved over 60,000 Australians from an early death. Yet Indigenous Australians are......
HPV vaccine rolled out to boys
Boys in state schools will now receive Gardasil, the HPV vaccine commonly given to girls. Samara Barr explored the issue......
Rise in cancer mortality rates for Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are more likely to die from cancer than non-Indigenous Australians, as a result of poor access to healthcare......
Gardasil five years on: HPV rates plummeting
New research has shown the Gardasil vaccination of teenage girls has led to a decrease in the HPV virus that......
CFS volunteers miss out on cancer related compensation
In a time of crisis you will often find many people volunteering in country fire services, or the CFS, boldly......
Anti-solarium campaigners call for banning of ‘death-beds’
With increasing evidence that solariums cause skin cancer, a group of doctors and researchers are calling on state governments to......
Too old and too young to have breast cancer
A month ago the Western Australian Government caused a furore when they privatised their Breast Screening Program. Now thanks to......
Carcinogens in firefighter training
A report leaked to the media has serious implications for the safety of firefighters around Australia....
CT Scan connection with Child Cancer
CT Scans are known for saving lives, however a new report has found that they actually cause brain damage and......