…massive gains in survival outcomes, with five-year relative survival for all common forms of childhood cancers improving significantly over time. “This includes leukaemias, lymphomas, brain cancers and melanomas. “Of special note, five-year survival for lymphoid leukaemia has improved by around…

…passion and survival Project Zomboid Creative Director Will Porter, was one of the people who first started gathering a band of renegade developers called, ‘The Indie Stone’, back in 2011. For 10 years, this small but dedicated team…

…Screening Program enables women aged 25-74 to get screened every five years. “Evidence shows that using the cervical screening test every five years is more effective than, and just as safe as, screening with a pap test every two years,”…

…the gap in survival between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Queenslanders has not improved over time. “Five-year cause-specific cancer survival rates for Indigenous Queenslanders have improved from 53 per cent in 1997-2006 to 59 per cent in 2007-2012,” Ms McMillan said. “However,…

…by Indigenous people remained lower than for non-Indigenous people. “Our study found five-year cancer survival rates for Indigenous Queenslanders improved from 53 per cent in 1997-2006, to 59 per cent in 2007-2012,” Ms Clift said. “Corresponding survival rates for non-Indigenous…

…areas, and often particularly in more remote areas, still have lower survival. “The high proportion of women diagnosed with advanced cancer in remote areas contributes substantially to survival differentials for breast cancer. “Lower bowel cancer survival might be influenced by…

Regional, rural and remote bowel cancer patients experience poorer survival rates and less optimal clinical management than those living in metro areas, new research by Cancer Council Queensland and University of Southern Queensland has found. The study, published in BMC…

Measurements of the body’s pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure. This indicates the state of essential body functions….

…getting your fruit and veg in every day a priority for 2020! 2. Be sun smart It’s no surprise as the ‘Sunshine State’, Queensland has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. This new year, protect…

…still remained below the rate for other Australian children by the end of the study period. Five-year survival rates were found to be similar for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and other Australian children for blood cancers (leukaemia and…