Medical oncologist recognised in Australia Day Honours
One of the country’s top paediatric oncologists has been recognised for his contribution to the specialty in the 2023 Australia Day Honours. Associate Professor Peter Downie was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for “for significant service to paediatric oncology, to teaching, and to research”.The long-running head of...
Study supports CDK4/6i + endocrine therapy in aggressive advanced breast cancer
First-line ribociclib plus endocrine therapy may be more effective and better tolerated than combination chemotherapy in patients with advanced breast cancer with aggressive disease features, a study has shown Results from the phase II RIGHT Choice trial presented at SABCS 2022 meeting showed that a combination of CDK4/6 inhibitor and endocrine...
Screen-detected lung cancers have 80% survival rates after 20 years
Diagnosing early-stage lung cancer with low-dose CT screening drastically improves the long-term survival rate of cancer patients, a major international study has shown. Lung cancer survival rates were 80% at 20 years among 1285 participants in the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP) trial who had cancers detected by low...
Regorafenib improves OS in refractory advanced gastro-oesophageal cancer
Regorafenib confers an overall survival benefit over placebo when used for patients with refractory advanced gastro-oesophageal carcinoma (ACOG), an Australian-led phase 3 trial has shown. Final results from the INTEGRATE-IIa study, presented by Professor Nick Pavlakis at the at the...
Regorafenib confers an overall survival benefit over placebo when used for patients with refractory advanced gastro-oesophageal carcinoma (ACOG), an Australian-led...
Climate change may be driving rise in liver cancer: study
The rapid rise of liver cancer in Australia, mainly in the equatorial and tropical regions and not explained by known risk factors, has researchers questioning a link between liver cancer and climate change. The research, published in the journal Science of...
The rapid rise of liver cancer in Australia, mainly in the equatorial and tropical regions and not explained by known...
Nurses take on sedation duties under new guidance
Nurses have been given the green light to perform procedural sedation of patients using propofol provided they work under a strict set of guidelines released by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. It follows a declaration by the college...
Nurses have been given the green light to perform procedural sedation of patients using propofol provided they work under a...