Researchers make brain cancer breakthrough
Australian researchers have identified five genes which they hope will improve treatment for people with brain tumours.
View ArticleQld Health to probe suspected fire service cancer cluster
The Queensland Health Department director of public health and a senior medical officer will travel to the state's far north this week to investigate a cancer scare involving firefighters.
View ArticleNon-invasive brain tumour treatment coming to Australia
Australian patients with brain tumours will soon have access to the world's best treatment.
View ArticleUS Senator Kennedy diagnosed with brain tumour
Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumour, a type considered potentially very dangerous his doctors said overnight.
View ArticleObama saddened by Kennedy tumour news
Politicians in the US have been offering their support to Senator Ted Kennedy, who has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour.
View ArticleUS politicians pay tribute to Ted Kennedy
US politicians have paid tribute to senator Ted Kennedy's fighting spirit as the 76-year-old is treated for a malignant brain tumour. Watch comments made by US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton,...
View ArticleUS politicians pay tribute to Ted Kennedy
US politicians have paid tribute to senator Ted Kennedy's fighting spirit as the 76-year-old is treated for a malignant brain tumour. Watch comments made by US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton,...
View ArticleTed Kennedy's surgery successful: doctor
US Senator Edward 'Ted' Kennedy underwent successful surgery overnight for a malignant brain tumour diagnosed last month, his doctor said.
View ArticleVaccine 'doubles brain cancer survival time'
A cancer vaccine more than doubled the survival time of people with the most common and deadly type of brain tumour, US researchers said overnight.
View ArticleNew scan saves patients surgery
New technology allows brain tumour patients to be scanned during surgery, giving them a better chance of avoiding more operations.
View ArticleSophie Scott's Health Watch
National medical reporter Sophie Scott reports on a new study that links our obsession for cleanliness to the development of type 1 diabetes, new research on the effect of mobile phone radiation on...
View ArticleRudd pledges health reform at book launch
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has pledged to do more to reform the health system, at the launch of a book by a leading Sydney cancer surgeon.
View ArticleBallesteros discharged from hospital
Five times golf major winner Seve Ballesteros has been discharged following a series of operations on a brain tumour, his hospital in Madrid said overnight.
View ArticleCanberra neurosurgeon saves Fijian girl
Eleven-year-old Fijian girl Liliana Maravu is recovering after Canberra neurosurgeon Dr K Nadana Chandran performed life-saving surgery to remove a brain tumor.
View ArticleSmokers face $20 drag
Smokers could soon pay more than $20 for a packet of cigarettes under a government plan to tackle smoking related illness.
View ArticleSurgeon O'Brien given posthumous OA
Cancer surgeon Chris O'Brien has been made an Officer of the Order of Australia, two months after his death.
View ArticleDad saddles up for brain tumour fundraising trek
A father from Gympie in south-east Queensland will this morning start day three of his marathon bike ride to Sydney to raise money for research into brain tumours.
View ArticleFormer Wallaby returns to rugby
Former Wallabies player Julian Huxley has made a return to rugby union, two years after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
View ArticleHuxley inspires Brumbies to victory
Julian Huxley has made a victorious return to Super 14 rugby as the ACT Brumbies defeated the Chiefs, and the Reds beat the Cheetahs in South Africa.
View ArticlePremier urged to release Hunter brain tumour info
The Opposition says the New South Wales Government has an obligation to release the information it has on health concerns in the Upper Hunter Valley.
View ArticleNew cancer treatment centre for Whyalla
Cancer services in regional South Australia are getting a $84 million boost.
View ArticleCancer centre a step closer
The Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre is a step closer following the appointment of architects and managers for the $35 million project.
View ArticleWHO mobile phone-cancer link 'very weak'
Medical experts say the public should not be alarmed by a finding by the WHO that mobile phone usage could be linked to cancer.
View ArticleFriend to ride for brain charity
Former Brumbies coach Andy Friend is undertaking a marathon bike ride to raise awareness of people suffering brain injury.
View ArticleHospital MRI scanner out of action
A state-of-the-art scanner at the Canberra Hospital which helps surgeons remove brain tumours has been sitting idle for months.
View ArticleScientists discover new brain cancer treatment
Queensland scientists say they have found a new way of treating aggressive brain tumours.
View ArticlePesticide use linked to childhood brain tumours
New Australian research has revealed a possible link between pesticide treatments and brain tumours in children.
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