An Australian first medicinal cannabis trial has offered new treatment pathways for advanced cancer patients.  Mater researchers observed the efficacy in cannabidiol (CBD) oil to provide symptom relief in more than 150 participants, who they say showed vast improvement in ...

Mei Krishnasamy has a strong Cardiff accent that belies her many years in Melbourne. The Welsh native has been living in Australia on and off since the early 2000s, and since 2016 has been the inaugural chair of cancer nursing ...

It is time to think of cancer as a chronic disease and use cancer treatment as something that manages the disease, rather than eradicate it all together. These ideas are part of a new theory put forward by Professor Paul ...

Reports suggesting that many women with early-stage breast cancer do not require chemotherapy have spread across media outlets worldwide this week, but an Australian academic has cautioned people to beware of misleading headlines. The headlines in question sit atop stories ...

Exercise should be prescribed as part of routine cancer care for all patients, the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia has said in a position statement. The move has been endorsed by Cancer Council Australia and supported by over 20 cancer ...

Male interest in complementary medicines while receiving conventional cancer treatment is growing, new research has found. By Linda Belardi. Men with cancer are increasingly turning to complementary and alternative medicine –with one in two using therapies such as dietary supplements ...