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The part of the body where the cancer first developed….
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cancer of unknown primary
Cancer is found in the body but the location where the cancer first started growing (the primary site) cannot be determined. Also called cancer of occult primary.
Research snapshot – The risk of developing second primary cancers following a primary colorectal cancer Robertson 2022
…cancer have an increased risk of developing other types of cancers (second primary cancers) compared with the general population. These second primary cancer types include cancers of the urinary bladder, female genitals, kidney, lung, bronchus and mediastinum, small intestine, stomach,…
Research snapshot – Risk factors for the development of melanoma vary according to body site Laskar 2020
…These two pathways are thought to be associated with melanoma development on different body sites. What is new? This study of Australian and UK participants examined factors associated with the different modes of melanoma development. Questionnaire and genetic data from…
Research snapshot – Pattern of sun damage according to body site in Queenslanders Betz-Stablein 2021
What is known? Exposure to UV radiation from the sun is the main cause of skin cancer. For this reason, skin cancer is strongly associated with sun-damaged skin. Certain body sites are generally assumed to have more sun exposure and…
Research snapshot – Second primary cancer in AYA cancer survivors Youlden 2022
…Younger age at first diagnosis (15-24 years old). The two-year time period immediately following first diagnosis. Either an anatomic site related to the first cancer or second primary lung cancers. What does this mean? Healthcare organisations can better target preventative…
Research snapshot – Second primary cancers following childhood cancer Youlden 2020
…What is new? Our results provide the first estimates at the national level of the risk of second cancers within a recent group of Australian childhood cancer survivors. The risk of a second primary cancer was increased five-fold among Australian…
Research snapshot – Survival in patients with multiple primary melanomas Peek 2020
…data were analysed with appropriate statistical methods to account for so-called “survival bias”, patients with multiple primary melanomas were found to have a clear survival disadvantage compared to patients with a single primary melanoma. What does this mean? Improvements in…
Research snapshot – Access to Aboriginal community-controlled primary health organisations and Pap test participation Dasgupta 2021
…Community-Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs). However, better access to ACCHO primary care did not fully explain the higher participation in North Queensland. What does this mean? Improving access to primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, especially through…
metastatic neck cancer with unknown primary
Cancer that is found in the lymph nodes of the neck but the primary location cannot be located. It may have started as a head and neck cancer, and is often treated as such….