COVID-affected Pink Test means less money to help people like Luise

COVID-affected Pink Test means less money to help people like Luise

McGrath Foundation chief executive Holly Masters said the past 12 months of the pandemic had damaged fundraising events.

  • byTim Barlass

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'It's just one of those magic moments':the powerful image helping women in their time of anxiety

'It's just one of those magic moments':the powerful image helping women in their time of anxiety

Taking inspiration from the nearby coast,the Royal Hospital for Women breast cancer diagnostic room now includes a striking,wall-sized image of one of Sydney’s favourite swim spots by former Sydney Morning Herald photographer Dallas Kilponen.

  • byHelen Pitt
'I found my breast cancer getting a fake tan':A young Scarborough woman's story of survival

'I found my breast cancer getting a fake tan':A young Scarborough woman's story of survival

Cancer was not among Rhianne Miller's birthday wishes,but barely a week after turning 32 the sales rep's life was flipped upside down by a small lump on the side of her breast.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
My long-awaited son helped me find joy in places that once held fear

My long-awaited son helped me find joy in places that once held fear

He is the life that began here,amid all that chaos and pain and confusion. He waited – silently,faithfully,giving us hope as we struggled,endured and emerged.

  • byBron Willis
Cancer screening rates plummet during pandemic

Cancer screening rates plummet during pandemic

Cancer screening has fallen in Australia during the coronavirus pandemic,fuelling fears of a surge in delayed diagnoses and avoidable deaths.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andDana McCauley
Midway through chemo,Shonel's nightmare crept in

Midway through chemo,Shonel's nightmare crept in

Suddenly she was homeschooling,having her final rounds of chemo and undertaking 19 rounds of radiation alone.

  • byLarissa Ham
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Cost-effective to screen all women for breast cancer genes:study
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Cost-effective to screen all women for breast cancer genes:study

Genetic testing for all women over 30 would prevent millions of deaths from breast and ovarian cancer globally and be cost effective in medium and higher income countries.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
John Travolta and the tragedy of loss that surrounds him

John Travolta and the tragedy of loss that surrounds him

What few people know is that in 1977,23-year-old Travolta lost his first love to the same disease that would later claim his wife,Kelly Preston.

  • byPeter Stanford
Kelly Preston,actress and wife of John Travolta,dies at 57

Kelly Preston,actress and wife of John Travolta,dies at 57

Travolta confirmed his wife's death in an Instagram post late on Sunday,US time.

Comfort of strangers:How the right words helped this cancer patient laugh again

Comfort of strangers:How the right words helped this cancer patient laugh again

He was an elderly Catholic taxi driver;she was an atheist on her way to hospital to have surgery. But his mix of sympathy and humour was just the medicine she needed.

  • byMiriam Cosic
Blanche D'Alpuget diagnosed with breast cancer

Blanche D'Alpuget diagnosed with breast cancer

The 76-year-old found a lump on her breast about six weeks ago and is now undergoing chemotherapy to fight the disease.

  • byLaura Chung