Story from ABC News by By Hilary Cassell Fifteen mates riding postie bikes are heading from the Gold Coast to Uluru on an outback journey of a lifetime and they are a rare sight, even for the locals of far-west Queensland. They call themselves the Wild Dogs but they are Read more…
How Docetaxel Works: Cancerous tumors are characterized by cell division, which is no longer controlled as it is in normal tissue. “Normal” cells stop dividing when they come into contact with like cells, a mechanism known as contact inhibition. Cancerous cells lose this ability. Cancer cells no longer have the Read more…
The Cancer Incidence and Mortality Across Regions (CIMAR) books are Excel workbooks that present cancer incidence and mortality statistics (counts, populations, crude rates, age-standardised rates and rate ratios) for selected cancers across various geographical areas. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/cancer/cimar-books/contents/cimar-books
This is the first comprehensive national report on prostate cancer in Australia. It presents an overview of the condition and analysis of key summary measures including incidence, mortality and survival. ISSN: 1039-3307 ISBN: 978-1-74249-508-8 Cat. no: CAN 76 https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/cancer/prostate-cancer-in-australia/contents/summary
In 2019, the rate of new cancer cases in Australia is expected to reach 483 new cases per 100,000 people, while cancer-related deaths are expected to decrease to 159 per 100,000 people. From 1982 to 2019, thyroid cancer and liver cancer incidence rates increased more than for any other cancer. Read more…
Here is a guide put together by the Men’s Shed on men’s health Spanner in the Works? is a comprehensive men’s health promotion toolkit, designed to guide anyone with a passion for promoting men’s health and wellbeing. The toolkit has been developed by Healthy Male and the Australian Men’s Shed Read more…
World leading Prostate Theranostics and Imaging Centre of Excellence (ProsTIC) opens in Australia By Dr Jacqueline Schmitt – Manager, Research Programs for PCFA In a major development for prostate cancer research and treatment in Australia, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has just launched the Prostate Theranostics and Imaging Centre of Read more…