Over 30 cancer cases a day linked to inactivity and excess weight: Aussie data
More than 11,600 cases of cancer a year in Australia are associated with people being overweight or physically inactive, an oncology conference has heard. About…
Tag: Oncology
Offer salpingo-oophorectomy with C-section in BRCA mutation carriers: gynaecologists
Prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy should be offered at time of obstetric-indicated caesarean delivery in women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variants, say UK gynaecologists. In…
‘I was absolutely gobsmacked’: A doctor’s rare case from his first day on a new job
The first patient Professor Andrew Miller saw as a radiation oncology consultant in New Zealand more than 20 years ago was his first and only…
Working together to reduce impact of medicine on the planet
Produced by AusDoc on behalf of COSA FRIDAY morning’s plenary chaired by Cancer Council Victoria’s Brigid Lynch showcased examples of how hospitals are decarbonising and…
More focus needed for people receiving treatment for incurable cancers
Produced by AusDoc on behalf of COSA MORE focus is needed on the growing groups of people living with treatable but generally incurable cancers, Director…
COSA leads the charge against financial toxicity
Produced by AusDoc on behalf of COSA A COSA working group taking the lead to address the financial toxicity of cancer hosted a breakfast symposium…
‘General practice is an opportunity to serve’: Wisdom from an award-winning GP
Dr Christopher Hughes’ first exposure to general practice came in 1977, a placement at Greenpoint Medical Centre as part of his degree at the University…
Higher cancer risk in patients treated for RA: study
Adults treated for rheumatoid arthritis are at 20% greater all-cancer risk than the general population, French doctors say, with men facing much higher risks than…
Managing patient expectations about gut microbiome
There is not enough evidence yet to justify spending money on probiotics, prebiotics or faecal transplants: infectious disease expert, COSA 50th annua…
How to meet the need for fertility preservation
In a well-attended presentation yesterday morning, fertility expert Associate Professor Kate Stern discussed the often unmet need to inform young pati…
