Drugs that block enzymes in the body, which are connected with cell growth and survival….

…coal-producing countries, including Australia. Contact: Paramita Dasgupta Reference: Lu C, Dasgupta P, Cameron J, Fritschi L, Baade P. A systematic review and meta-analysis on international studies of prevalence, mortality and survival due to coal mine dust lung disease. PLOS ONE….

…outcomes in low-volume centres. What is new? Two-year survival and quality of surgery was better for patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy in hospitals performing six or more procedures annually. What does this mean? The positive association between these outcomes and higher hospital…

…Australians. Putting it another way, if we consider an average cohort of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples diagnosed in a single year (about 1,270), about 133 deaths that occurred within 5 years of diagnosis were potentially avoidable if they…

…However, a diagnosis of mesothelioma may occur decades after exposure to asbestos, during which time people often relocate to other suburbs or states. What is new? We found particularly high rates of diagnoses of malignant mesothelioma in some regions with…

…surgery following oesophagogastric cancer resection and better long-term survival following oesophagectomy. What does this mean? These findings support the centralisation of surgical care to high volume, high service centres. Contact: Peter Baade Reference: Narendra A, Baade PD, Aitken JF, Fawcett…

…for young breast cancer patients as a whole has significantly improved over recent years. However, those who identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, who were from disadvantaged areas, or diagnosed with advanced stage, experienced significantly worse survival. What does…

…increases were for low grade and non-malignant tumours. Overall, 72% of children with a CNS tumour survived at least 5-years after diagnosis; however, survival estimates were strongly associated with characteristics such as the type of tumour and tumour grade. There…

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