Lifestyle and the ‘lag effect’:What’s causing the rise of early onset cancer

Lifestyle and the ‘lag effect’:What’s causing the rise of early onset cancer

Since 1990,cancer in people aged 18 to 49 has increased by 80 per cent worldwide. But why?

  • bySarah Berry

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What’s in a name? The push to rebrand the most common type of cancer

What’s in a name? The push to rebrand the most common type of cancer

A team of experts are weighing up whether low-risk prostate cancer cases should be renamed to reduce anxiety and unnecessary treatment.

  • byHenrietta Cook
King Charles is having a medical procedure. It’s all too common for men
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King Charles is having a medical procedure. It’s all too common for men

From trouble with the waterworks to deadly cancer,the prostate seems to attract trouble for men. What is a prostate and why is it prone to problems?

  • byLiam Mannix
World-first initiative brings hope for ‘death sentence’ patients
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World-first initiative brings hope for ‘death sentence’ patients

More than 20,000 Australians with cancer will have their DNA sequence mapped,allowing them access to previously unattainable life-saving treatment.

  • byLaura Banks
‘A man of great integrity’:ASX founding father Laurie Cox,AO,dies aged 84

‘A man of great integrity’:ASX founding father Laurie Cox,AO,dies aged 84

Three decades after he helped prop up the local bourse with other major stock exchanges,Laurie Cox has died,but not before making his mark in cancer treatment.

  • byMillie Muroi
Can more veggies save your prostate? 96 per cent of men don’t eat enough

Can more veggies save your prostate? 96 per cent of men don’t eat enough

Research has shown the benefits of a plant-based diet in slowing the progression of prostate cancer.

  • byPaula Goodyer
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New research confirms some melanomas may be harmless - but which ones?

New research confirms some melanomas may be harmless - but which ones?

The research backs up previous findings that cancer screening programs are saving lives,but are also causing some people to receive invasive treatments they do not need.

  • byStuart Layt
John wants cancer care gap closed so he can see his granddaughter turn 21

John wants cancer care gap closed so he can see his granddaughter turn 21

A prostate cancer advocacy group is calling for more affordable treatments so sufferers aren’t priced out of a cure.

  • byStuart Layt
Scientist who has had prostate cancer for 40 years impressed by new find

Scientist who has had prostate cancer for 40 years impressed by new find

Cancer survivor John O’Hagan,at 100 years old and with a career in research himself,has praised the latest breakthrough from QIMR.

  • byStuart Layt
Prostate cancer treatment could be used to fight worst COVID symptoms

Prostate cancer treatment could be used to fight worst COVID symptoms

QUT researchers working out of the Translational Research Institute say two drugs they're working on can be repurposed to help COVID-19 patients.

  • byStuart Layt
New prostate cancer drug could solve two problems with today's treatment

New prostate cancer drug could solve two problems with today's treatment

A professor at Griffith University has been working for the past 25 years on a drug that would address those concerns.

  • byStuart Layt