The Queensland University of Technology has honoured Patsy Yates with the title of distinguished professor, in recognition of her achievements and research in cancer and palliative care nursing. Yates, who is head of the School of Nursing and director of ...

Patients who are told they have cancer for low risk conditions are more likely to choose surgery than whose who hear different terms for their diagnosis. To curb this trend, academics are calling for the removal of the 'cancer' label ...

A nurse-led model of colorectal cancer surveillance has led to more compliance with current guidelines and has proved more successful than its physician-led counterpart, new research has found. The study, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, showed the model ...

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 ...

A new nursing scholarship at the University of Sydney will honour the memory of the late Trace Richey and the nurses who cared for him during his battle with cancer. A $160,000 gift will be used to establish the Trace ...

Australian scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hill Institute are among a team of researchers who have developed a blood test that detects cancers before symptoms appear. The test is yet to hit the market, but AMA president Dr Michael ...

These nurses play a vital role in caring for patients as they experience one of life’s toughest challenges.  This year alone, an estimated 124,910 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in Australia, a figure which is set to rise ...

Targeting specific cells in the body may reverse the effects of cancer on the immune system, according to results from a joint study between Curtin School of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Anatomy at University of Western Australia.  Dr ...

Bowel and breast cancer are the most avoidable through diet and exercise, research shows. Improving the nation's diet and increasing physical activity could prevent almost 43,000 new cancer cases and save $674 million in healthcare costs, medical research shows. It's ...