The written test results done on tissue removed during biopsy or surgery. It provides information about the cancerous tissue, including its size and location, hormonal status, how far it has spread, surgical margins and how fast it is growing….
…Khosrotehrani K, Mar V, Soyer HP, Whiteman DC. Early detection of melanoma: a consensus report from the Australian Skin and Skin Cancer Research Centre Melanoma Screening Summit. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 2020. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12972. Read more…
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More Queenslanders are participating in breast cancer screening than the national average, and mortality rates are dropping according to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare today. The BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2011-2012 showed Queensland…
…or cancerqld.org.au. For more information or interviews, please contact: Katie Clift, Executive Manager, Media and Spokesperson, Cancer Council QueenslandPh: (07) 3634 5372 or 0409 001 171 *Fifth report of the Chief Health Officer Queensland, The Health of Queenslanders Report 2014.…
Increased incidence gives rise to harmful cancer myths A new global scientific report released today (4/2) for World Cancer Day shows that cancer is the biggest cause of mortality worldwide, responsible for 8.2 million deaths per year and rising. The…
The rate of adult overweight and obesity in Brisbane has increased significantly over a four year period, according to a new national report. More than 62 per cent of Brisbane adults weighed in as overweight or obese in 2011/12, compared…
…at https://www.aihw.gov.au/ For more information on the report, visit the AIHW website here. For interviews with Cancer Council Queensland representatives, please contact: Lisa Maynard, Manager, Public Relations and Social Media Cancer Council Queensland Phone: (07) 3634 5171 Mobile: 0488 015…
…or via 13 11 20. ENDS *Report of the Chief Health Officer Queensland, The Health of Queenslanders Report 2018. For more information, please contact: Lisa Maynard, Manager, Public Relations and Social Media Cancer Council Queensland P. (07) 3634 5171 or…
What is known? Lung cancer is a very rare diagnosis in children. The current literature mainly comprises individual case reports, small series of specific tumours and/or studies that combine children with older patients, and thus does not provide a clear…
