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Autoimmune breakthrough kicks off Research Week

Research being undertaken at the University of Adelaide and Women’s and Children’s Hospital is providing vital clues into the causes of autoimmune diseases which affect millions of people around the world.

Preparing the bowel for colonoscopy

Complete clearing of the large bowel is essential for colonoscopy and radiological investigation of the colon (barium enema and CT colonography).

Maintenance treatment in IBD

Almost all patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have symptoms that include abdominal discomfort or pain and/or change in bowel habits (usually diarrhoea).

Bowel cancer screening program

New international research published in the Medical Journal of Australia today shows the Federal Government could give all Australians aged 50 to 74 access to a life-saving bowel cancer test for as little as $80 million in net annual costs as health system savings accrue.

World’s first chemical guided missile could be the answer to wiping out cancer

Deakin University medical scientists have created the world’s first cancer stem cell-targeting chemical missile, placing them a step closer to creating a medical ‘smart bomb’ that would seek out and eradicate the root of cancer cells.

Focus on Bowel Cancer

Increased funding and an implementation plan for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program are the sole focus of Cancer Council Australia’s pre-budget submission to Treasury for 2011-12.

Bowel cancer screening

University of Sydney researchers have extended the range of information available on the benefits and harms of bowel cancer screening.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The most common inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Bowel cancer screening

Around 1000 bowel cancer deaths could be prevented every year if a fully-funded, evidence-based bowel cancer screening program was implemented.

Can the law help cure cancer?

Sydney Law School is hosting a conference that draws attention to the role of law in a comprehensive response to the prevention of cancer.

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Autoimmune breakthrough kicks off Research Week

Preparing the bowel for colonoscopy

Maintenance treatment in IBD

Bowel cancer screening program

World’s first chemical guided missile could be the answer to wiping out cancer

Focus on Bowel Cancer

Bowel cancer screening

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Bowel cancer screening

Can the law help cure cancer?