Tag: cancer

The Cancer Council has distributed a newsletter to NSW parents and shared that eating ham regularly increases chances of cancer.

Australian Cancer patients are three times more likely to survive the disease than those in the UK.

Australia's under 45s are the first in the world to record a fall in skin cancer rates. 'Slip, slop, slap' is working, says expert.

Lifestyle choices DR NIGEL SMITH says you can make now to reduce your long- term risk of cancer.

Crime figure turned author Mark 'Chopper' Read has been remembered as a family man at a small private funeral in Melbourne.

Disposing of dead bodies is not typical dinner time conversation, but when your guest is one of Australia’s most notorious criminals, it’s best just to shut up and smile. Best-selling author LANA PENROSE can attest to that, when she shared a meal with the late Mark ‘Chopper’ Read.

An Australian scientist has pioneered a new vaccine for cancer, created from a patient's own tumor. Tests of the treatment on dogs has so far yielded positive results, paving the way for human trials.

Former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has revealed that she underwent surgery to have a tumour removed from a lymph node in her neck last week and has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Divinyls lead singer and Australian music icon Chrissy Amphlett passed away today after a two year battle with cancer.

Renowned Australian author Bryce Courtenay has revealed his stomach cancer is terminal but says he's ready to die.