Australian Government recently announced $440M funding for lung cancer, Victoria is to receive more than $202M in NHMRC grants. An additional $150K is to be invested in a task force to be focused on blood cancers. NZ Government released the Cancer Action Plan 2019-2029, including a Cancer Control Agency and an extra NZ$60M in funding. 2019 Eureka Prize winners include UNSW Associate Professor Darren Saunders and Liam Mannix from The Age for science communications; Associate Professor Laura Mackay, University of Melbourne, won the award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher. An Australian study has found women who use a combination HRT are at an increased risk to developing breast cancer. |
| | | Tuesday 27 August - Monday 2 September | | | Herald Sun (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Sep 1, 2019 16:25 | | | Push for blood cancer breakthrough Blood cancer kills 20 Australians each day on average, with death rates due to double by 2035 unless something is... first country in the world where blood cancer is a chronic condition and not a fatal one, Health Minister Greg Hunt says. New research by |
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| | The Australian (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Aug 31, 2019 0:0 | | | Combined HRT can increase the risk of breast cancer Women who use combination hormone replacement therapy are at increased risk of developing breast cancer, an... Combined HRT can increase the risk of breast cancer |
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| | ABC News • Aug 30, 2019 16:26 | | | Theories of evolution help inspire cancer treatment strategies Image: Understanding cancer through the lens of evolution has inspired new ways to help treat it. (ABC Science: Rex Smeal) Despite our... our best efforts, finding successful treatments for cancer has proved difficult. This is why some researchers say we need to look at the |
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| | Financial Review (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Aug 30, 2019 10:50 | | | The truth about surgery for prostate cancer Some 8500 Australians have prostate cancer surgery each year and led to believe sexual function won't be hurt. For... Professor Declan Murphy, director of genitourinary oncology at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Another recent article, in New England |
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| | Herald Sun (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Aug 28, 2019 10:0 | | | Boost for Victorian bid to extend lung cancer patients’ lives World-leading Victorian researchers will share in a whopping $440 million as they get closer to beating the quick... to deliver personalised treatment for patients with lung cancer. media_cameraHealth Minister Greg Hunt. Picture: AAP Professor Solomon told |
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| | Science Media Exchange - Scimex • Aug 28, 2019 4:7 | | | Turbocharging the body’s natural killer cells to defeat cancer Natural Killer (NK) cells have long been the soldiers of the immune system that prevents the growth and spread of cancers, and subduing... that tumours take hold. Researchers have discovered a protein that prevents NK cells from doing their job fighting cancer. Importantly the |
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| | ABC News • Aug 27, 2019 20:5 | | | Australian researcher to send cancer cells into space An Australian researcher is preparing to launch cancer cells into space. It's hoped that the innovative experiment will replicate trials on... An Australian researcher is preparing to launch cancer cells into space. It's hoped that the innovative experiment will replicate trials on |
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| | Cim Business Events • Aug 27, 2019 3:50 | | | New Ambassadors inducted at Club Melbourne anniversary dinner The Club Melbourne Ambassador Program celebrated its 14th anniversary at its annual dinner yesterday, with the induction of 10 new... Simon Crowe (La Trobe University); Professor Frank Dunshea (The University of Melbourne); Dr Mary Lawson (Deakin University); Associate |
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