Category: Global Cancer News

New dentist and GP head and neck cancer education module

  Today, Head and Neck Cancer Australia (HANCA) launched two new resources, to which the ADA proudly contributed, which will give people a better chance of early detection as well as supporting those who are newly diagnosed with Head and…

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Cancer Risk of Tattoos

The skin is the largest organ of the human body. It is composed of two layers, the dermis and the epidermis. The skin is an important barrier to keep away bacteria and viruses. It keeps all the pink meat and…

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ORAL CANCERS CAN BE TACKLED BY ROBOTIC SURGERY

Cancer is well known as the rapid growth of uncontrollable cells that cause damage to the surrounding tissues. Oral cancer starts in the form of sores or tumors in the oral cavity that does not go away. That includes the…

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Innovations in Cancer Research

Understanding and treating cancer is extremely difficult because no two cancers are alike. This is why there are innovations in cancer research to strive to study the history of more than one cancer patient and take into account the myriad…

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Australia adds new breast and lung cancer drugs to PBS funding

Australia adds new breast and lung cancer drugs to PBS funding Published: 01 July 2015 Minister for Health Sussan Ley has announced that breast and lung Cancer patients will have affordable access to life-changing medicines that normally cost up to…

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Breast Cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge launches cannabis-infused wine

Image from: www.cannabisculture.com Breast Cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge launches cannabis-infused wine Published: 10 October 2014 American rock singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer on October 2004. She is a long-time proponent of cannabis reform and having survived breast…

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Prostate Cancer Risk Reduced by Having Sex with more than 20 Women

Prostate Cancer Risk Reduced by Having Sex with more than 20 Women Published: 29 October 2014 New research published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology shows that men who have sex with more than 20 women during the course of their…

Home and Away star Tessa James diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma

wikimedia.org Home and Away star Tessa James diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma Published: 21 September 2014 Former Home and Away star Tessa James has been diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy. Tessa has returned home to Gold Coast to…

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Skin Cancer Cases Rise by 41% in Five Years

Skin Cancer Cases Rise by 41% in Five Years Published: 2 September 2014 New research has revealed that skin cancer hospital admission have doubled in the last five years. That equates to a rise of 41%, not including skin cancer…