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Research snapshot – Avoidable cancer deaths due to better cancer survival Dasgupta 2020
…cancer patients. What is new? A study has been conducted involving more than 2 million Australians diagnosed with an invasive cancer. This study calculated the ‘avoided cancer deaths’ (reduced number of cancer deaths within ten years of diagnosis due to…
Research snapshot – Cancer in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children Youlden 2021
…increase in the incidence rate of cancer amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (compared to 12% for other Australian children). However, because cancer incidence was initially much lower among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, their rate of cancer…
Childhood Cancer
…recurrence. Childhood cancer staging for population registries (PDF) Five-year relative survival by stage at diagnosis for childhood cancers Distribution of childhood cancer stage Late effects of childhood cancer Survivors of childhood cancer are at high risk of adverse long-term health…
Research snapshot – Non-cancer mortality among survivors of childhood cancer Youlden 2021
…first national study in Australia of deaths due to noncancer diseases among five-year survivors of childhood cancer, showing that they experienced more than a four-fold increased risk of noncancer disease-related death compared to people who did not experience childhood cancer…
News: Free wigs give Queensland cancer patients their confidence back
…diagnosed with cancer every 20 minutes in Queensland – more than 27,000 each year. For more information or to book an appointment with the ESA Wig and Turban Service, please call Cancer Council’s 13 11 20 or visit cancerqld.org.au. The…
Research snapshot – Second primary cancer in AYA cancer survivors Youlden 2022
…particularly important for both AYA cancer survivors and their clinicians. Contact: A/Prof Danny Youlden Reference: Youlden DR, Roder DM, Walker R, Bradford NK, Aitkin JF. Second primary cancers following cancer among adolescents and young adults in Queensland, Australia, 1982-2013. 2022….
Request for Cancer Support
Cancer Support – Health professionals’ online request Cancer Support Cancer Council Queensland’s Cancer Support Services aim to assist Queenslanders affected by a diagnosis of cancer through the provision of information, emotional and practical support. Submitting a request for cancer support…
Research snapshot – Early diagnosis and cancer deaths Yu 2022
…the number of cancer deaths (within 10 years of diagnosis) that could have been avoided if all of the advanced (cancer that had spread to a distant part of the body) cancer cases were instead diagnosed at a less advanced…
staging
The process of determining if the cancer is early or advanced….