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The impact on employment for rural cancer patients and their caregivers travelling to major cities for treatment
What is known? A cancer diagnosis can have a significant impact on daily life, especially for those living outside of major cities who must travel to receive cancer treatment. This study investigated the impact of cancer and travelling for treatment…
Individual and area level factors associated with breast cancer diagnostic-treatment interval in Queensland, Australia.
What is known? Delays to breast cancer treatment can lead to more aggressive and extensive treatments, increased psychological distress and poorer survival. We know that socio-economic disadvantage is associated with later detection and longer wait times for diagnosis. However, the…
What are the post-treatment information needs of rural cancer survivors in Australia? A systematic literature review
…patients returning home to rural communities who have had treatment for cancer in major cities. What is new? We systematically reviewed all available literature to assess the post-treatment information needs reported by rural cancer survivors in Australia. We also looked…
Disease mapping: Geographic differences in population rates of interventional treatment for prostate cancer in Australia
Summary For men with prostate cancer, the way it is treated depends on where they live in Australia. What is known? People diagnosed with prostate cancer decide which treatment (or treatments) to undertake, with their doctors’ advice and guidance. These…
Home to Treatment Referral Form
…the health professional must: Have read the Home to Treatment Guidelines and Home to Treatment FAQs Assess the service user as eligible for Home to Treatment Determine the service is suitable and will meet the service user’s needs Obtain the…
hormone treatment
A treatment that blocks the body’s natural hormones that help cancer grow, which is used when the cancer is growing in response to hormones. Also called hormone therapy.
hyperbaric treatment
Involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurised room or tube.
News: Hodgkin’s lymphoma breakthrough leads to better treatment
…and tailored therapy for those diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and potentially other cancers. Other investigators are using the same approach to determine individualised breast and prostate cancer treatment. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said identifying appropriate treatment for patients…
News: Hodgkin’s lymphoma breakthrough leads to better treatment
…and tailored therapy for those diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and potentially other cancers. Other investigators are using the same approach to determine individualised breast and prostate cancer treatment. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said identifying appropriate treatment for patients…