Tag: Breast Cancer
Cancer Council urges women to have a Girls Night In
The Cancer Council New South Wales is encouraging all women in the far west to get involved in this year's Girls Night In.[MORE]
Forum held for breast cancer sufferers
More than 140 women from the central west are in Dubbo in New South Wales today to discuss life with breast cancer.[MORE]
ACT has highest breast cancer rate
The ACT has the highest rate of breast cancer in the country.[MORE]
Awareness leads to more cancer cases in SA
Increasing public awareness is thought to be behind a rising number of cancer cases in SA.[MORE]
Free breast screening program 'saving lives'
New data has found a free government-funded breast cancer screening program is saving lives, but not enough Indigenous women are taking part.[MORE]
Maura Tierney back on TV after breast cancer
Former ER star Maura Tierney says she is healthy after breast cancer surgery and is returning to star in a new TV crime series.[MORE]
Breast screening alternative worries cancer chief
The chief executive of the New South Wales Cancer Institute has echoed the concerns of north coast doctors about an alternative breast screening service.[MORE]
Breast cancer drug still safe for Aussie women
A breast cancer treatment drug which may be banned in the US is still safe for use in Australia, its manufacturer says.[MORE]
Experts knock back cancer drug Avastin
A breast cancer treatment drug which is on its way to being banned in the US is not used to treat breast cancer in Australia, says the Cancer Council.Avastin manufacturer Roche Australia has since told the ABC the drug is approved to treat breast cancer patients here. See editor's note at bottom of story for more detail.[MORE]
Breast screening changes worry AMA
The AMA says it is unacceptable the SA Government plans to curtail vital breast screening.[MORE]
Cancer group welcomes oncology clinic
A central Queensland cancer support group has welcomed the news that an oncology clinic is resuming at the Gladstone Hospital.[MORE]
Depression often overlooked in cancer patients
Many doctors are failing to recognise the effects that breast and prostate cancer have on a patient's mental health, according to a recent study.[MORE]
'Pink' riders hail cancer charity ride a success
Scores of "pink" horse riders have helped to raise almost $30,000 for breast cancer in a trail ride across outback Queensland over the weekend. [MORE]
Webcke saddles up for breast cancer charity ride
More than 200 horses and riders will don pink this weekend as part of a charity trail ride in Queensland's central-west. [MORE]
'Unacceptable' delays over follow up tests
New figures show WA women with abnormal mammogram results are waiting almost six weeks to get follow up care.[MORE]
Cancer changed me, Kylie says
Kylie Minogue says cancer changed her mentally and physically and she is still dealing with the effects almost five years on.[MORE]
No greater cancer risk for ABC staff: study
A new study has found female staff at the ABC are not at greater risk of developing breast cancer than other women.[MORE]
Research to 'revolutionise' breast cancer treatment
Researchers say a new technique for treating breast cancer means many women may eventually no longer need to undergo weeks of radiotherapy.[MORE]
New breast cancer research
A medical expert believes a new technique for treating breast cancer could eventually eliminate the need for weeks of radiotherapy. [MORE]
Bull riders go pink for breast cancer fundraiser
Cowboys and rugby players will wear pink this weekend in an outback Queensland town to raise funds for a rural breast cancer support group.[MORE]
New vaccine could eliminate breast cancer
Researchers in the United States say they have had overwhelmingly favourable results in a trial for a new breast cancer vaccine. [MORE]
Town goes pink for breast cancer art show
Hundreds of pieces of pink artwork are being hung in Queensland's south-west today for an art show to raise funds for breast cancer. [MORE]
New cancer treatment centre for Whyalla
Cancer services in regional South Australia are getting a $84 million boost.[MORE]
100,000 hit the streets for Mother's Day run
At least 100,000 people have taken to the streets around the nation, raising money for breast cancer research in the Mother's Day Classic fun run and walk.[MORE]
Striding against breast cancer
Hundreds of Tasmanians have spent part of Mothers' Day helping to raise funds for breast cancer research.[MORE]
