…addressing the future needs of children with cancer. Most importantly, research using the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry data is of benefit to clinicians, pediatric cancer patients and their families. Read more about research using the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry data…
…An online data dissemination tool that provides the latest available statistics on cancer incidence, mortality, survival and prevalence for the most common cancers in Queensland. Access QCSOL Australian Childhood Cancer Statistics Online Australian Childhood Cancer Statistics Online provides recent incidence,…
The original cancer. Cells from the primary cancer may break away and be carried to other parts of the body, where secondary cancers may form….
A rare cancer that occurs in the small bowel. Also called small intestine cancer….
…or mass, of abnormal cells in your brain. Your skull, which encloses your brain, is very rigid. Any growth inside such a restricted space can cause problems. Brain tumors can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign). Click to read more……
What is known? Cervical cancer is preventable through both primary vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and cervical cancer screening. Australia has one of the lowest overall cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates globally, reflecting the success of the national…
What is known? Despite Australia’s National Cervical Screening Program, Indigenous women have a disproportionately high burden of cervical cancer. Compared to non-Indigenous women, higher numbers of screened Indigenous women also have high-grade cervical abnormalities (HGA), that can indicate a true…
A disease that increases the risk of developing bowel cancer. Previously called hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)….
A non-cancerous condition in which the alveoli of the lungs are enlarged and damaged. It reduces the lung’s surface area, causing breathing difficulties.