How breast cancer can disappear when left aloneWith October being the pink-washed month for breast cancer, comes news that some breast and prostate cancers vanish without medical treatment in a medical anomaly. Early detection has meant treatment is occurring on tumours that may disappear naturally.
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Nerve-sparing surgery for prostate cancer in trouble
The prostate cancer debate has taken yet another interesting turn. Just weeks after all Australian men over 40 were urged to get screened, a new major study has thrown another spanner in the works of screening advocates, writes Simon Chapman.
Surviving cancer: does physical activity help?
We know that being physically active reduces the chance of developing colon and breast cancer, says Dr Janette Vardy. New research will also try to work out if it can stop an early stage cancer recurring.
Divorce can kill
Divorce doesn’t just make your poorer. People who are divorced or widowed are 20% more likely to suffer issues like cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Quacks, charlatans and witch doctors
Loretta Marron reports on the dangers of unregulated cancer treatment.
Tour de France winner’s cancer to ignite drugs debate?
Fignon’s cancer is bound to reignite debate about the potential grave medical consequences from the taking of performance enhancing drugs, writes Ross Stapleton.
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Man without fingerprints confounds US customs
An estimated one in 50 people around the world lack matchable fingerprints. One cancer patient’s fingerprints were so eroded by the medication he was taking that the US authorities couldn’t let him into the country.
Documenting the deadly decline of Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett has cancer of the bowel and is dying. She — of course — made a movie about it.
Health budget: clever, but way off
The health budget measures are a clever response to a difficult situation, writes Robert Wells.
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How Gardasil hype undermined the PBAC
The PBAC originally decided against subsidising Gardasil. Then the media stepped in, writes Dr Agnes Vitry.
The 8 bad meta-arguments against global warming
When the science fails, anti-global warming irrationalists resort to meta-arguments. And that’s where the thinking gets really bad.
