Cancer Council Queensland has called on the State Government to overhaul the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme, following a scathing report by the Queensland Ombudsman. Cancer Council CEO, Ms Chris McMillan, said hundreds of cancer patients were being short-changed by the…
…cancer research in areas of need Develop the capacity of high-quality cancer research groups in Queensland. To find out more about the latest cancer research projects conducted and funded by Cancer Council Queensland, click here. Cancer Council Queensland is an…
…possible risk factors, which at present remain largely unknown. Contact: Danny Youlden Reference: Youlden DR, Foresto SA, Aitken JF. Primary malignant lung tumors in children: a report from the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry, 1983-2015. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2020; 55(3):719-722. Read more…
…BC, Youlden DR, Cundy TP, O’Callaghan ME, Karpelowsky J, Aitken JF, McBride CA. Renal tumours in Australian children: thirty years of incidence, outcome, and second primary malignancy data from the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health….
What is known? Primary liver cancer is a leading source of cancer deaths globally and is associated with poor survival. The key cause of liver cancer is viral hepatitis B infection in Asia and other developing countries, and viral hepatitis…
Cervical cancer that has spread deep into tissues at the primary site (cervix), and/or to other parts of the body.
…protect your body from billions of bacteria, viruses, and other germs. Living with cancer increases your risk for complications from influenza, so people currently going through treatment, or who have a personal history of cancer, and people who live with…
Cancer of the large bowel; also known as colorectal cancer, colon cancer or rectal cancer.
…national research agenda, and we are formally accredited by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Improving cancer outcomes in: Descriptive Epidemiology Childhood Cancer Health Systems and Behavioural Research The research conducted within the centre enhances and builds…
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