Pharmacy News

1 in 4 young cancer patients regret initial treatment decisions

1st May 2019
Most teens and young adults with cancer want a voice in how their tumours are treated, but almost one in four express regret…
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Specialist Updates Gastroenterology

Coroner says 'unnecessary' hemicolectomy had fatal consequences

30th April 2019
A patient with a non-malignant bowel lesion who died after an unnecessary right hemicolectomy did not even realise the…
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Pharmacy News

1 in 3 cancer patients use complementary medicines

15th April 2019
One-third of cancer patients use complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) and about one in four fail to tell their…
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Complementary medicines
Pharmacy News

Two drugs better than one in relapsed indolent lymphoma

9th April 2019
Patients with relapsed or refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma enjoy two years of progression-free survival when…
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IV solution
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Know your treatment options for HCV

5th June 2019
Promoted This content has been produced by Gilead     Around 200,000 Australians are still living with chronic…
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Australian Doctor News

Nearly half of screen-detected prostate cancer cases are overdiagnosed

11th March 2019
Forty-one per cent of cancers detected by PSA screening can be classed as overdiagnosis, researchers say. Overdiagnosis of…
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Prostate cancer
Medical Observer Opinion

How targeting a cancer 'cell of origin' could revolutionise treatment

21st February 2019
Cancer remains a frightening and largely incurable disease. The toxic side effects of chemotherapy and radiation make the…
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cancer cells
Medical Observer Opinion

Why the increase in bowel cancer among under-50s?

29th January 2019
Bowel cancer mostly affects people over the age of 50, but recent evidence suggests it’s on the rise among younger…
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Bowel