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Oncology

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Skin cancer – Tips and traps for GPs

A/Prof Robyn Saw provides an update on all things melanoma.

Expert/s: A/Prof Robyn Saw

Oncology

Clinical Articles

Skin cancer tips and traps

Skin cancer affects about one in two Australians––and not just fair-skinned, blue-eyed blonds, outdoor workers or people with a family history—says Associate Professor Robyn Saw, Head of the Melanoma and Surgical Oncology Department at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Surgical Oncologist with Melanoma institute Australia.

Expert/s: Sophia Auld

Oncology

Clinical Articles

Bowel cancer screening update

Despite concerted efforts to increase screening rates, colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in Australia.

Expert/s: Sophia Auld

Oncology

Clinical Articles

Low dose aspirin to prevent bowel cancer? 

Guidelines advise considering aspirin for primary prevention of colorectal cancer – with caveats. Now a new study offers insights on which patients may benefit most…

Expert/s: Healthed

Men's health, Oncology

Podcasts

Managing prostate cancer treatment update – Lecture

Dr James MacKean presents an overview of prostate cancer.

Expert/s: Dr James MacKean

Oncology, Women's health

Podcasts

Work up of a breast lump in GP – Practical tips and traps – Lecture

Dr Melissa Bochner provides a refresher on how best to assess and manage patients with breast lump.

Expert/s: Dr Melissa Bochner

Oncology

Clinical Articles

How does the drug abemaciclib treat breast cancer?

The anti-cancer drug abemaciclib (also known as Vernezio) has this month been added to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to treat certain types of breast cancer.

Expert/s: Sarah Diepstraten, Dr John La Marca

Oncology, Women's health

Clinical Articles

Cervical cancer screening podcast series

Prof Deborah Bateson, Sexual Health Physician, and Dr Rebecca South, Women's Health GP, answer a series of questions on the topic of cervical cancer screening. These questions were compiled by GPs and health professionals across Australia.

Expert/s: Healthed

Evidence-based medicine, Oncology

Clinical Articles

An experimental treatment against ‘certain death’

It is risky and untested treatment. It could shorten his life or make it a whole lot worse. But it’s a risk Professor Richard Scolyer is willing to take, desperate to try and save his own life...

Expert/s: Healthed

Oncology

Podcasts

Virtual surgical planning after cancer surgery and 3D printing

There is a revolution in digital technology in accessing and filtering medical specialties in neck and head cancers

Expert/s: Dr Joe Dusseldorp

Oncology

Clinical Articles

Cancer is rising in under-50s – but the causes are a mystery

Cancer is often thought of as a disease that mostly affects older people. But worrying new research shows that cancer in younger adults is a growing problem. The study found there’s been a nearly 80% increase in the number of under-50s being diagnosed with cancer globally in the last three decades.

Expert/s: Dr Ashleigh Hamilton

Oncology

Podcasts

Integrated prosthetics and reconstruction – 3D printing and virtual surgical planning after cancer surgery

Virtual planning for head and neck reconstruction, a comprehensive multi-disciplinary task that is highly detailed to create prosthetics to exacting standards and precision

Expert/s: Dr Joe Dusseldorp

Oncology

Skin cancer – Tips and traps for GPs

A/Prof Robyn Saw provides an update on all things melanoma.

Skin cancer tips and traps

Bowel cancer screening update

Despite concerted efforts to increase screening rates, colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in Australia.

Low dose aspirin to prevent bowel cancer?

Guidelines advise considering aspirin for primary prevention of colorectal cancer – with caveats. Now a new study offers insights on which patients may benefit most…

Managing prostate cancer treatment update – Lecture

Dr James MacKean presents an overview of prostate cancer.

Work up of a breast lump in GP – Practical tips and traps – Lecture

Dr Melissa Bochner provides a refresher on how best to assess and manage patients with breast lump.

How does the drug abemaciclib treat breast cancer?

The anti-cancer drug abemaciclib (also known as Vernezio) has this month been added to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to treat certain types of breast cancer.

Cervical cancer screening podcast series

Prof Deborah Bateson, Sexual Health Physician, and Dr Rebecca South, Women's Health GP, answer a series of questions on the topic of cervical cancer screening. These questions were compiled by GPs and health professionals across Australia.

An experimental treatment against ‘certain death’

It is risky and untested treatment. It could shorten his life or make it a whole lot worse. But it’s a risk Professor Richard Scolyer is willing to take, desperate to try and save his own life...

Virtual surgical planning after cancer surgery and 3D printing

There is a revolution in digital technology in accessing and filtering medical specialties in neck and head cancers

Cancer is rising in under-50s – but the causes are a mystery

Integrated prosthetics and reconstruction – 3D printing and virtual surgical planning after cancer surgery

Virtual planning for head and neck reconstruction, a comprehensive multi-disciplinary task that is highly detailed to create prosthetics to exacting standards and precision

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A/Prof Robyn Saw provides an update on all things melanoma.

Despite concerted efforts to increase screening rates, colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in Australia.

Guidelines advise considering aspirin for primary prevention of colorectal cancer – with caveats. Now a new study offers insights on which patients may benefit most…

Dr James MacKean presents an overview of prostate cancer.

Dr Melissa Bochner provides a refresher on how best to assess and manage patients with breast lump.

The anti-cancer drug abemaciclib (also known as Vernezio) has this month been added to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to treat certain types of breast cancer.

Prof Deborah Bateson, Sexual Health Physician, and Dr Rebecca South, Women's Health GP, answer a series of questions on the topic of cervical cancer screening. These questions were compiled by GPs and health professionals across Australia.

It is risky and untested treatment. It could shorten his life or make it a whole lot worse. But it’s a risk Professor Richard Scolyer is willing to take, desperate to try and save his own life...

There is a revolution in digital technology in accessing and filtering medical specialties in neck and head cancers

Virtual planning for head and neck reconstruction, a comprehensive multi-disciplinary task that is highly detailed to create prosthetics to exacting standards and precision

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