…spread to other parts of the body (metastatic disease) at the time of diagnosis. Our research also found that survival rates for certain late-stage childhood cancer have improved among children diagnosed more recently. This includes cancers such as metastatic medulloblastoma,…

…data were analysed with appropriate statistical methods to account for so-called “survival bias”, patients with multiple primary melanomas were found to have a clear survival disadvantage compared to patients with a single primary melanoma. What does this mean? Improvements in…

…results also pointed out certain groups of patients with much lower five-year survival, such as those with high-grade astrocytoma, neuroblastoma with a genetic alteration known as “n-myc amplification”, and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia diagnosed in infancy (under 1 year old). What…

…extent of lower survival experienced by First Nations peoples diagnosed with cancer varies by geographic remoteness. This study aimed to quantify the survival disparity between First Nations and other Queenslanders for 12 common cancer types by remoteness areas. What is…

…there remained a significant survival disparity for all cancers combined. This indicates that other, unmeasured factors affect the survival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer patients. What does this mean? While some of the poorer cancer survival outcomes by…

…of variation in survival rates. Areas in Queensland and Victoria generally had very high rates of diagnoses, while most areas in Tasmania and Western Australia had very low rates. Diagnosis rates for MPNs did not vary between city, regional and…

What is known? Statistics on cancer survival are usually for five years from the time of diagnosis. This is because most of the deaths that occur due to cancer are within the first few years. However, children with cancer are…

…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…

…cohort to compare melanoma survival in patients with one, two or three invasive tumours over a 10-year follow-up period. “Due to current high survival rates of melanoma overall, more patients are being diagnosed with multiple invasive melanomas during their lifetime….

…risks of advanced prostate cancer and better survival,” Ms Clift said. “These men also had higher rates of prostate cancer incidence, possibly linked to higher rates of PSA testing. “Across a number of countries, men living in more urban or…