Research | Good Health Care

Mystery of the missing breast cancer genes

Researchers from the University of Adelaide are hoping to better understand why the mutated genes for breast and ovarian cancer are not passed on more frequently from one generation of women to the next.

Virtual reality cancer treatment training comes to UniSA

A new virtual reality cancer treatment training facility at the University of South Australia is allowing student radiation therapists to learn the best possible treatment and care of cancer patients.

What causes cancer?

Fears that involuntary exposure to chemicals in food and consumer products causes cancer are not supported by evidence, and anxiety about their dangers is diverting attention from proven methods of cancer prevention, a leading Australian cancer researcher says.

Improved cancer therapies on the horizon

University of Newcastle researcher Dr Nikki Verrills has been awarded a $360,000 grant to examine a potential new treatment for leukaemia patients.

New video from Cancer Council aims to increase HPV vaccination

To coincide with the new school year, Cancer Council Victoria has developed an online video for young teenage girls to encourage greater participation in the human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation program.

Occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs

Most chemotherapy and cytotoxic medications have nonselective mechanisms of action, affecting noncancerous as well as cancerous cells, resulting in numerous adverse effects.

Danish mushroom inspires cancer researchers

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have explored the active principles of a Danish mushroom and found that some of the substances it contains are particularly toxic towards cancer cells.

Signs of hope for young Australians with cancer

While cancer in adolescents and young adults remains a concern, outcomes for young people are largely positive, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Aspirin shown to halve cancer rates in people with hereditary risk

Professor Rodney Scott from the University of Newcastle* is part of an international team that has finally proven that taking a regular low dose of aspirin halves the long-term risk of cancer.

From party pills to cancer drug

The possibility of redesigning the illicit recreational drug ‘ecstasy’ to treat blood cancers is being explored by a team of researchers from The University of Western Australia and the University of Birmingham in England.

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