Specialist Updates Women's Health

First report: self-collected HPV swab reveals cancer

5th February 2020
The first Australian report of cervical adenocarcinoma identified following a self-collected HPV vaginal swab underlines the…
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flocked swab
Specialist Updates Oncology

Genome sequencing: patients may consent without understanding

3rd February 2020
Many patients planning to undergo genome sequencing to learn about the genetic variants that may have predisposed them to…
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Genetic test
Specialist Updates Oncology

HPV status influences mortality risk in oropharynx cancer

20th January 2020
Patients with HPV-negative cancer of the oropharynx have a three-fold higher short-term risk of death than those with HPV…
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HPV virus
Specialist Updates Dermatology

Drug side effects linked to reduced recurrence of melanoma

15th January 2020
Immune-related adverse events during adjuvant therapy with pembrolizumab for stage III melanoma are associated with longer…
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6Minutes News

No clear talc link to ovarian cancer in large study

9th January 2020
US researchers, who have conducted the largest study yet into whether applying powder to the genitals increases a woman's…
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J&J powder
Specialist Updates Oncology

Lenalidomide delays progression of smouldering multiple myeloma

25th November 2019
Early treatment with lenalidomide significantly delays the progression of smouldering multiple myeloma to symptomatic…
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Cancer
Australian Doctor News

Radiotherapy shortfall claims lives

19th November 2019
If radiotherapy was more widely offered to men with prostate cancer, 41 early deaths and hundreds of treatment failures…
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Radiotherapy