Monday 15 June - Monday 22 June
Cancer diagnoses have decreased since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, concerns focus on the impact to patient healthcare and the health system. During the pandemic, more home treatments have become available, and the MCRI has developed a program for some young patients with cancer to avoid hospital. A study in Poland has revealed the effect of the pandemic on quality-of-life for patients with cancer. It is becoming increasingly crucial to develop new ways of identifying patient distress to enable high-quality cancer management and supportive care. The Australian Government announced $9.9M in funding for research into improving life for brain cancer survivors. Researchers from the University of Melbourne have gained NHMRC grants to develop four approaches for improving early detection of colorectal cancer.
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| | | Treatment | | | Science Media Exchange - Scimex • Jun 19, 2020 19:42 | | | New formulation may transform prostate cancer treatment A novel formulation of the prostate cancer drug abiraterone acetate – currently marketed as Zytiga - could dramatically improve the quality... New formulation may transform prostate cancer treatment |
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| | Science Media Exchange - Scimex • Jun 15, 2020 19:8 | | | Blood cancer find raises new treatment hopes A new study from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has identified how an early change in the Cdx2 gene in blood and bone marrow... Blood cancer find raises new treatment hopes |
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| | | Cancer and COVID-19 | | | Pursuit • Jun 16, 2020 12:48 | | | COVID-19 and cancer care For many people with cancer, COVID-19 has disrupted their treatment causing distress and worry; so it’s crucial to develop new ways to... COVID-19 and cancer care |
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| | The Age (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Jun 14, 2020 0:0 | | | 'Cancer won't wait': Testing plunges during pandemic lockdown Cancer testing plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic and is yet to recover to normal levels, prompting fears... could have a high genetic predisposition like I did, there is no waiting for COVID to be finished because the cancer won't wait,"... |
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| | | Funding | | | The Department of Health • Jun 17, 2020 8:14 | | | $9.9 million for research to improve life for brain cancer survivors The medical, functional and psychosocial needs of people who have survived brain cancer will be studied in a major three-year research... decade to 2027, with the longer term aim of defeating brain cancer. Further information on the MRFF is available at... |
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| | | Research | | | MSN - Australia • Jun 16, 2020 18:4 | | | Experts raise issues with Australia's handling of bowel cancer Professor Mark Jenkins from the University of Melbourne explains where Australia is going wrong with the country's second most deadly... Professor Mark Jenkins from the University of Melbourne explains where Australia is going wrong with the country's second most... |
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