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Newly opened Blacktown Hospital hosts first Targeting Cancer campaign GP education evening
The newly opened Blacktown Hospital will host doctors from around western Sydney at the Targeting Cancer campaign GP Oncology Education Evening on Wednesday 25th May 2016. The education evenings are held within the radiation therapy department of a hospital for GPs within the local area to ...
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Exercise and Cancer
This fascinating video explores how targeted exercise before, during and after treatment can help fight cancer. Exercise provides many benefits, but did you know it may double your chances of surviving cancer. This video aired on Catalyst ABC TV Click here to view
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Largest study of patients with early stage II testicular cancer shows radiation therapy is more effective than chemotherapy
A large study of testicular cancer patients has shown that radiation therapy is a better treatment than chemotherapy for patients with stage IIa disease (where one or more regional lymph nodes contain cancer cells but they are less than 2cms in diameter). These findings were presented at the ...
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Blacktown Hospital’s new radiation oncology services now open
Today, Blacktown Hospital’s new radiation oncology service received its first patient, Janice Moloney. The radiation oncology service includes two new rooms for radiation treatment plus support areas, including CT scanning and consultation rooms, to accurately plan patient treatment. Radiation ...
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Ringing in the end of treatment
Cancer survivors finishing radiation therapy will now be able to mark the end of their treatment by ringing an official bell which has been installed in the Cancer Therapy Centre at Liverpool Hospital. Mrs Lynette Cassapi, Director Radiation Therapy Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy ...
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New prostate cancer trial will dramatically reduce treatment time
A world-first prostate cancer trial is using revolutionary technology developed in Australia to reduce treatment time and combat side effects. The Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG) 15.01 SPARK trial aims to improve the accuracy for patients undergoing radiation therapy for prostate ...
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New study underscores the need for equitable access to radiation therapy services globally
A new study published in the Journal of Global Oncology has revealed that there is a gross undersupply of radiation therapy services worldwide. The study undertaken by Dr Mei Ling Yap, radiation oncologist at Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research and University of New South Wales, with ...
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Targeting Cancer proudly supports the Close the Gap campaign and welcomes our first Indigenous trainee to radiation oncology
Most Australians enjoy one of the highest life expectancies of any country in the world — but this is not true for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can expect to live 10–17 years less than other Australians and experience higher rates of ...
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Wellington spreads the message to GPs about Radiation Therapy
Wellington Hospital in New Zealand hosted a GP Oncology Education Evening on 25 February. All attendees were engaged and thought highly of the event. “Really interesting to learn about what happens to our patients having radiotherapy” “Practical aspects enlightening. Good ...
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