25-year Vulva Cancer survivor Kath Mazzella OAM makes no bones about the fact that our inability to talk openly and accurately about Gynaecological Health is more embarrassing than the subject itself...
Read more arrow_forwardMisdiagnosis: a situation when you are diagnosed with an illness or condition that is incorrect. Not to be confused with a missed diagnosis...
Read more arrow_forwardThe ‘end-of-treatment’ bell rings signifying the end of treatment. But what exactly does this mean for those who have lived through cancer? Does the end of treatment, the final chemotherapy or radiation dose mean the end of living with cancer and all...
Read more arrow_forwardCognitive impairment –common in cancer treatment. Also known as ‘brain fog’ or…
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Read more arrow_forwardThe Hon. Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health, announced on Tuesday the novel life-saving cancer treatment CAR-T therapy will be used for adult patients and manufactured in Australia.
Read more arrow_forwardThe Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) have recently recommended that exercise should be integrated into cancer management as standard practice and should be regarded as an adjunct to help counteract some cancer symptoms and treatment side effects.
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The Facemasks4Firies campaign aims to provide each seat in a volunteer brigade truck with a P3 full-face mask fitted with a prefilter, particle filter and gas filter.
Read more arrow_forwardYou hear about a friend / family member’s recent cancer diagnosis. What runs through your head? How do you react? And more importantly, what can you do?
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