Support for home cancer testing
Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, so regular colonoscopies are recommended for people at higher risk. A new study […]
FHMRI Cancer
Hesitation towards potential changes to bowel cancer surveillance
As doctors and researchers discuss whether to push recommended bowel cancer colonoscopy surveillance intervals out beyond five years, new research has found those at a higher […]
Young cancer rates rising in SA
The rising number of young men and women aged under 50 suffering from gastrointestinal cancers – as reflected in a new study in South Australia – […]
$6 million funding success for Flinders researchers
Flinders University projects ranging from chronic pain to cancer will share in over $6 million of research funding, thanks to the National Health and Medical Research […]
Evidence for extending colonoscopy schedule limited
Extending the recommended time between surveillance colonoscopies from 5 years to 10 years for people who have had precursor lesions, such as polyps, removed may increase […]
Improving survival of rare cancer for Indigenous Australians
Improving survival rates for cancers of unknown primary (CUP) and reducing the proportion of Indigenous Australians diagnosed with CUP will be the focus of a new […]
Progress with blood cancer diagnosis
South Australian researchers are hoping to improve the outcome of patients with multiple myeloma after identifying a new protein associated with the most aggressive form of […]
Managing the stress of cancer
A cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy treatment can be stressful and distressing. Now Flinders University researchers are looking at measuring stress, and the impact of stress, to […]