Australia adds new breast and lung cancer drugs to PBS funding Published: 01 July 2015 Minister for Health Sussan Ley has announced that breast and lung Cancer patients will have affordable access to life-changing medicines that normally cost up to…
Women with spic and span homes could be twice as likely to get breast cancer. A study found a potential link between the use of cleaning chemicals and breast cancer risk. We clean our house to keep it free from…
Kids Cancer Charity Camp Quality Supper Club – The Art of Dining is Australia’s most unique dining event held May 7, 2015 to raise money for children living with cancer. Camp Quality partners with Australia’s most exclusive and highly awarded…
Prostate cancer occurs in a man’s prostate — it develops from a small walnut-shaped gland that makes the seminal fluid that transports the sperm. Adenocarcinoma is the medical term for prostate cancer. It is a very slow growing cancer; with…
Menopause is a stage in woman’s life when she stops having her menstrual period for 12 consecutive months. It’s a normal part of the aging process that marks the end of woman’s reproductive years. Menopause occurs when the ovaries stop…
Osteopathy is a system of healthcare that identifies imbalances of motion in the body’s structure and uses hands on manual therapy to realign them. It varies widely in its scope of practice from the more physically oriented techniques like massage,…
Poverty has a huge impact on cancer and it contributes to an increase in cancer incidence and mortality. Overcoming the combined problem of poverty and cancer has been particularly difficult and although there are fewer deaths due to advancements in…
The 5:2 Diet may prevent cancer and Alzheimer’s disease Published: 25 November 2014 A new study claimed that the 5:2 diet may prevent cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. 5:2 diet encourage patients to limit calorie intake through intermittent energy restriction,…
Invasive breast cancers missed in risk-based screening in women in their forties Published: 2 December 2014 A study in the University of California, San Francisco shows that risk-based screening based on family history and breast density would miss a significant…
Image from: www.cannabisculture.com Breast Cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge launches cannabis-infused wine Published: 10 October 2014 American rock singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer on October 2004. She is a long-time proponent of cannabis reform and having survived breast…